Legal Opinion

Lawson v. Brown's Home Day Care Center, Inc.

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided July 8, 2004No. 03-112PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Duncan Kilmartin appeals from the trial court’s order, on remand, upholding its imposition of $2000 in sanctions. The court found that Kilmartin acted in bad faith in filing unsealed materials from a confidential me diation session with the court. Kilmartin argues that the court’s order should be reversed because: (1) he was deprived of his due process right to advance notice that his conduct was proscribed; (2) due process required proof of his misconduct beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) the trial court erred in finding that he acted in bad faith; and (4) the court lacked jurisdiction to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Schlaifer Nance & Co. v. Estate of WarholCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  4. Mullin v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
  5. Kanaan v. KanaanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Ying Ji v. HeideSupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
  2. Siegel v. MischSupreme Court of Vermont · 2007
  3. Tracy Stopford, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Jordan Preavy and Sean Preavy v. Milton Town School District and Milton Town School BoardSupreme Court of Vermont · 2018
  4. In Re Hartland Group North Avenue PermitSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008
  5. State v. Gilles RichardSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016

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