Legal Opinion
Switzer v. Switzer
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 2, 2007No. Record 060554PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice BARBARA MILANO KEENAN.
In this consolidated appeal, we consider whether the Court of Appeals abused its discretion in dismissing two appeals on the basis that the appealing party had failed to pay a $500 judgment that the Court of Appeals had entered against him in another case. The $500 judgment was entered as a sanction under Code § 8.01-271.1, and was followed by a separate order barring the sanctioned party from filing any further appeals until satisfying the $500 judgment.
Thomas L. Switzer (Thomas) and Paula Marie Switzer (Paula) were married in 1993. In 1996, the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Robert Procup v. C. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- In Re Anthony R. Martin-Trigona, Movant. In Re George Sassower, MovantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- In Re John Rodgers BurnleyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
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