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Petrosinelli v. PETA

FILED status graphic: Petrosinelli v. PETA. 061785 Petrosinelli v. PETA 04/20/2007 In protracted civil litigation, the trial court abused its discretion in adjudging a foreign attorney to be in civil contempt under Code § 18.2-456 and imposing monetary sanctions against him based on his issuance of a subpoena to an out-of-state witness in alleged violation of prior court discovery orders. The orders contained no language specifically prohibiting issuance of the subject subpoena; thus its issuance could not be an act of contempt as a matt…
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