13.7 Meritorious Claims and Defenses.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

In foreclosure litigation, as in other litigation, attorneys are subject to the well-known requirements of Rule 11 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. Under that rule, an attorney certifies by his or her signature to pleadings and other litigation papers that he or she has read them, that they are “to the best of the signer’s knowledge, information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry,” that they are well-grounded in fact and law, and that they are not “interposed for any improper purpose.” Ariz. R. Civ. P. 11(a). Increasingly, courts are willing to...