Stewart v. Foxworth

OPINION BY

WECHT, J.:

John J. Martucci, Jr. (“Appellant”), attorney for the plaintiff in the underlying *470action, appeals the trial court’s March 12, 2012 order. That order imposed a $1000.00 sanction for Appellant’s failure to appear at a scheduled Rule Returnable Hearing. We are constrained to reverse.

The facts and procedural history of the underlying case are immaterial to the disposition of this appeal. However, the events leading to the trial court’s March 12, 2012 order are relevant. The trial court summarized that background as follows:

The above captioned matter was initially scheduled for…