Opinion
211071
09-16-2022
JOSEPH MONROE, DERIVATIVELY ON BEHALF OF MEPCO MATERIALS, INC. v. LISA WAY MONROE, ET AL.
John S. Koehler (The Law Office of James Steele, PLLC) for appellant. David D. Armistead III (Carluzzo Rochking & Smith, P.C.) for appellees.
The Circuit Court of Stafford County; J. Strickland, Judge.
John S. Koehler (The Law Office of James Steele, PLLC) for appellant.
David D. Armistead III (Carluzzo Rochking & Smith, P.C.) for appellees.
GRANTED APPEAL SUMMARY
Assignments of Error
1. The Circuit Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Enter the Order of Sanctions on August 31, 2021, where the Final Order Entered May 12, 2021, was not Modified, Suspended, or Vacated Within 21 Days.
2. The Circuit Court Erred in Awarding Sanctions Under Code § 13.1-672.5(2) where Appellant was a Shareholder Entitled to Bring a Derivative Action and the Evidence Failed to Show that the Suit was Commenced or Maintained Arbitrarily, Vexatiously, or Not in Good Faith.