Crook v. KRC Management Corp.

ERVIN, Judge.

Defendants KRC Management Corporation and KIR Cary Limited Partnership appeal from a series of orders imposing monetary sanctions, ordering payment of attorney fees, striking Defendants’ answer, and entering judgment for Plaintiffs. After careful consideration of the trial court’s orders in light of the record and the applicable law, we vacate the trial court’s orders and remand this case to the trial court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.

I. Procedural History

On 25 October 2006, Plaintiffs Donna and William Crook filed a civil action against Defendants…