Subpoena for Work Release Records Quashed 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: March 16, 2011
Tags: Criminal, Judge Victor V. Ludwig, Staunton Circuit Court, Virginia Circuit Courts
An Augusta County Circuit Court grants the commonwealth’s motion to quash a subpoena duces tecum for a regional jail’s records about use of inmate time, requested by the lawyer who is defending a contractor’s employee on charges that she embezzled money by using prison labor on work release for her personal benefit.
Defendant requested information on [...]
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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