context: A district court need not tolerate defiance of reasonable orders.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 261 F.3d 1075, 1131
citation_a.parenthetical: "Shotgun pleadings, if tolerated, harm the court by impeding its ability to administer justice."
citation_a.sentence: See DeSisto College, Inc. v. Line, 888 F.2d 755, 763-64 (11th Cir.1989) (finding district court did not abuse its discretion in sanctioning counsel under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 because counsel failed to follow court’s explicit instructions to amend the complaint); In re McDonald, 819 F.2d 1020, 1024 (11th Cir.1987) (finding no abuse of discretion in court’s ruling of criminal contempt where attorney refused to follow district court’s orders and rulings); see also Byrne v. Nezhat, 261 F.3d 1075, 1131 (11th Cir.2001) (“Shotgun pleadings, if tolerated, harm the court by impeding its ability to administer justice.”).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 819 F.2d 1020, 1024
citation_b.parenthetical: finding no abuse of discretion in court's ruling of criminal contempt where attorney refused to follow district court's orders and rulings
citation_b.sentence: See DeSisto College, Inc. v. Line, 888 F.2d 755, 763-64 (11th Cir.1989) (finding district court did not abuse its discretion in sanctioning counsel under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 because counsel failed to follow court’s explicit instructions to amend the complaint); In re McDonald, 819 F.2d 1020, 1024 (11th Cir.1987) (finding no abuse of discretion in court’s ruling of criminal contempt where attorney refused to follow district court’s orders and rulings); see also Byrne v. Nezhat, 261 F.3d 1075, 1131 (11th Cir.2001) (“Shotgun pleadings, if tolerated, harm the court by impeding its ability to administer justice.”).