Pinnacle Agriculture Distribution Inc v. Mayo Fertilizer Inc et alMOTION for SanctionsM.D. Ga.October 27, 2017IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ALBANY DIVISION PINNACLE AGRICULTURE : DISTRIBUTION, INC. : : Plaintiff, : : v. : CASE NO.: : 1:17-CV-29-LJA MAYO FERTILIZER, INC., JEFF : BRADLEY, AND JASON BRADLEY : : Defendants. : DEFENDANT MAYO FERTILIZER, INC’S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS PURSUANT FED. R. CIV. P. 11, THE INHERENT POWERS OF THE COURT AND 29 U.S.C. §1927 NOW COMES DEFENDANT MAYO FERTILIZER, INC. (“Mayo”) and, pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the inherent powers of the Court and 29 U.S.C. §1927 respectfully requests this Court impose sanctions against Plaintiff and/or its counsel for filing and pursuing a frivolous Motion to Strike and for Sanctions [Doc. 54]. Mayo served Plaintiff with a motion for Rule 11 sanctions more than twenty-one days prior to filing this motion. As of the filing of this motion, Plaintiff has refused to withdraw its frivolous motion. A memorandum of law in support of this motion is filed concurrently herewith. Case 1:17-cv-00029-LJA Document 74 Filed 10/27/17 Page 1 of 3 2 Respectfully submitted, this 27th day of October 2017. /s/Charles E. Peeler Charles E. Peeler Flynn, Peeler & Phillips, LLC 517 West Broad Avenue Albany, Georgia 31701 229-446-4886 229-445-4884 (f) cpeeler@fpplaw.com /s/ Danny E. Manausa Danny E. Manausa (Fla. Bar No. 53971) Kyle L. Shaw (Fla. Bar No. 0061206 Manausa Law Firm, P.A. 1701 Hermitage Boulevard Suite 100 Tallahassee, Florida 32308 (850) 597-7616 Fax: (850) 270-6148 Danny@manausalaw.com Kyle@ManausaLaw.com Attorneys for Mayo Fertilizer Case 1:17-cv-00029-LJA Document 74 Filed 10/27/17 Page 2 of 3 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ALBANY DIVISION PINNACLE AGRICULTURE : DISTRIBUTION, INC. : : Plaintiff, : : v. : CASE NO.: : 1:17-CV-29-LJA MAYO FERTILIZER, INC., JEFF : BRADLEY, AND JASON BRADLEY : : Defendants. : CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the date set forth below I caused to be served a true and correct copy of the foregoing upon the parties to this action by causing a true and correct copy thereof to filed through the Court’s CM/ECF system. This 27th day of October 2017. By: /s/Charles E. Peeler Charles E. Peeler Flynn, Peeler & Phillips, LLC 517 West Broad Avenue Albany, Georgia 31701 229-446-4886 229-445-4884 (f) cpeeler@fpplaw.com Case 1:17-cv-00029-LJA Document 74 Filed 10/27/17 Page 3 of 3