King v. Whitmer CIVIL 20-13134 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 25, 2021) not admitted in this jurisdiction is also subject to the disciplinary authority of this jurisdiction if the lawyer provides or offers to provide any legal services in this jurisdiction.” (emphasis added). By agreeing to place their names on pleadings and/or motions, counsel are responsible for those submissions and will be held accountable.15 15 Although the issue of whether non-signing attorneys can be sanctioned is discussed in this Rule 11 section, the Court concludes for the same reasons that they can be sanctioned under § 1927 and the Court's inherent authority, as well. The same is true for Wood, Newman, and Rohl, who are discussed in the next subsections. 2. L. Lin Wood At the July 12 hearing, Wood maintained that the Court lacks jurisdiction to sanction him because he played no role in drafting the Complaint, did not read any of the documents with respect to the Complaint, was not aware of the affidavits attached to it, and did not give permission for his name to be specifically included in this action. When the Court asked Wood if he gave permission to have his name included on the pleadings or briefs, Wood answered: I do not specifically recall being asked about the Michigan complaint, but I had generally indicated to Sidney Powell that if she needed a, quote/unquote, trial lawyer that I would certainly be willing and available to help her.[16] In this case obviously my name was included. My experience or my skills apparently were never needed so I didn't have any involvement with it. Would I have objected to be included by name? I don't believe so .... (ECF No. 157 at Pg ID 5360.) The Court then asked Wood if he gave Powell permission to include his name on the filings in this matter, to which he responded: I didn't object to it, but I did not know - I actually did not know at the time that my name was going to be included, but I certainly told Ms. Powell in discussions that I would help her if she needed me in any of these cases, and in this particular matter apparently I was never needed so I didn't have anything to do with it. (Id. at Pg ID 5360-61.) [16] Wood, therefore, admittedly “ [16] Wood, therefore, admittedly “ Wood then denied being served with the motion for sanctions and stated that he was present only at the hearing because the Court required him to be there. (Id.) According to Wood, he only discovered that he had been included as counsel for Plaintiffs in this matter when he saw a newspaper article about the sanctions motion: “I didn't receive any notice about this until I saw something in the newspaper about being sanctioned.” (Id. at Pg ID 5362, 5366 (emphasis added).) When the Court turned to Powell and asked whether she told Wood his name was being placed on the pleading, Powell first answered: My view, your honor, is that I did specifically ask Mr. Wood for his permission. I can't imagine that I would have put his name on any pleading without understanding that he had given me permission to do that. (Id. at Pg ID 5371.) Powell then suggested that perhaps there was “a misunderstanding” between her and Wood.17 (Id.) And Kleinhendler did not recall whether he spoke to Wood before Wood's name was included on the pleading. (Id.) The Court does not believe that Wood was unaware of his inclusion as counsel in this case until a 12