Rocket club challenging order barring launches 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 25, 2010
Tags: Augusta County Circuit Court
STUARTS DRAFT—A rocketry club says it’s been unfairly barred from holding launches on a farm in Augusta County but opponents say the blasts scare their livestock.
The Valley Aerospace Team is challenging a September decision by the county Board of Zoning Appeals that denied it a permit to hold the launches. The decision followed opponents’ complaints [...]
Civil Procedure – Recusal – Attorney Sanctions 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 18, 2010
Tags: Augusta County Circuit Court, Civil Procedure, Judge Victor V. Ludwig
Although an Augusta County Circuit Court has sanctioned a lawyer $2,000 under Va. Code § 8.01-271.1, the judge declines to recuse himself from the case at issue, finding that to do so would be shirking his judicial duties.
I believe the lawyer in question would agree that all our contacts prior to Dec. 28, 2009, were [...]
Attorneys – Sanctions Under Va. Statute – Tax Assessment Challenge 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 11, 2010
Tags: Attorneys, Augusta County Circuit Court, Judge Victor V. Ludwig
An Augusta County Circuit Court says a lawyer who misused legal process to challenge real estate tax assessments by suing local supervisors and the commissioner of revenue is sanctioned under Va. Code § 8.01-271.1, and must pay $2,000 for the county’s cost in defending against the frivolous litigation.
In the first suit, plaintiff asked the court [...]

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