A cat-breeder’s attempt to sweeten the kitty by demanding damages beyond the district court’s $25,000 jurisdictional limit while on appeal to the circuit court has been rejected by the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Despite winning at trial, the breeder ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Marla Graff Decker Virginia Court of Appeals

Where a woman’s putative class-action suit alleged the West Virginia Parkways Authority unjustly enriched itself by collecting administrative and notice toll fees in violation of West Virginia law, but the Class Action Fairness Act limits jurisdiction where a governmental entity ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Practice Judge Julius N. Richardson

Where, in an appeal from the general district court, plaintiff-appellant’s amended complaint sought damages beyond the district court’s $25,000 jurisdictional limit, the amended complaint was outside the circuit court’s jurisdiction. The jury’s verdict for appellant is vacated. Detinue claim Appellee ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Marla Graff Decker Virginia Court of Appeals

Civil Practice Appellant’s statute of limitations issue cannot be reached because she did not file a transcript or a statement of facts pertaining to the trial court hearing. Depaz v. The Council of Co-Owners of the Westerlies Condominium Ass’n, Record ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Criminal Virginia Court of Appeals

Where a city council revoked a nightclub’s conditional use permit after a shooting occurred on the premises, the nightclub will not be granted a preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of the revocation. Background The Legacy Lounge obtained a conditional use ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge David W. Lannetti Norfolk City Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Where a woman sued three Fairfax County judges, after they ruled against her in connection with an eviction and related state-court proceedings, her suit was dismissed as an improper appeal of adverse state-court judgments and because of judicial immunity. Background ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge David J. Novak U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a woman twice sued an academic scholar for defamation, and both lawsuits were dismissed, the court entered a permanent injunction prohibiting her from suing him for any allegations that were the subject of the prior lawsuits or a book ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Leonie M. Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In a dispute over cryptocurrency, where plaintiffs failed to demand a jury trial within the time required by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, their untimely request was denied. Background This action relates to a dispute over the ownership of ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

Where defendants moved to amend their answer to add a statute of limitations defense based on Turkish law, their motion was granted. The defense had been discussed earlier in the case, there was no undue delay on the part of ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the statute of limitations for a personal injury claim expired during one of the judicial emergency orders related to COVID-19, the circuit court incorrectly dismissed the case. The emergency orders tolled and extended all statutes of limitations. Statement of ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge William G. Petty Virginia Court of Appeals