Sanctions ordered for ‘frivolous’ foreclosure suit 
By Peter Vieth
Published: September 10, 2010
Tags: Federal Courts, Judge Jan L. Brodie, Judge Jonathan C. Thacher, Lawyer Discipline
An Alexandria lawyer who has filed numerous lawsuits challenging Northern Virginia foreclosures and evictions has been hit with nearly $10,000 in sanctions by a Fairfax Circuit judge who found the allegations of one action “frivolous.” It’s not the first imposition of sanctions for Christopher E. Brown in his battle against banking interests in the wake [...]
Criminal – Expungement Petition – Insanity Defense
By Deborah Elkins
Published: December 21, 2009
Tags: Criminal, Fairfax Circuit Court, Judge Jan L. Brodie
A Fairfax Circuit Court denies a petition for expungement of a 2005 criminal record filed by a man who formerly was found not guilty by reason of insanity of a charge of maliciously causing bodily injury in violation of Va. Code § 18.2-51. Petitioner has no other criminal convictions and states that possible dissemination of [...]
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