Legal Opinion

Meliani v. Jade Dunn Loring Metro, LLC

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided October 9, 2003No. CIV.A. 03-926-APublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

At issue in this diversity action is whether a plaintiff who brings a fraud and breach of contract action in connection with a contract for the sale of a single condominium unit in the second phase of a five phase condominium project may file a memorandum of lis pendens burdening the property located in three other phases of the project. Put another way, the question presented is whether a claimant in a breach of contract and fraud action may file a memorandum of lis pendens burdening property in which he neither has nor asserts an interest.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. F. Patrick Hubbard and Judy Hubbard v. Allied Van Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
  2. Preston's Drive Inn Restaurant, Inc. v. ConverySupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
  3. Vicars v. SaylerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1910
  4. Thomas W. Hill v. Department of the Air Force Paul J. Vallerie, and Paul S. BrittCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
  5. Matter of Abingdon Realty Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Garcia v. TygierDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2023
  5. Garcia v. Tygier & Rubin, amended opinionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2023

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