Legal Opinion
Skepnek v. Mynatt
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided November 24, 1999No. 08-98-00437-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARD BARAJAS, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from an order imposing sanctions in the amount of $30,000 against attorney William J. Skepnek for the filing of a false affidavit attached to a special appearance motion. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
I. SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE
On July 16, 1997, William J. Skepnek, attorney for Raymark Corporation and Raymark Industries, (collectively called “Raymark”), filed a special appearance in the 34th Judicial District Court of El Paso County, Texas, challenging personal jurisdiction in the underlying…
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