What the panel ordered
First Amended Order Imposing Sanctions and Costs Against Asvar Law, Christopher Asvar and Theresia Falter issued on February 11, 2022 is rescinded and the matter is returned to the trial level for further proceedings
Petition for Reconsideration of the First Amended Order Imposing Sanctions and Costs Against Asvar Law, Christopher Asvar and Theresia Falter issued on February 11, 2022
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold January 12, 2022.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The Board found that the sanctions order was issued without proper due process and that the attorneys' right to discovery was effectively denied. The Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the sanctions order, and returned the matter for further proceedings to develop the record on sanctions issues.
From the decision · page 10For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Reconsideration of the First Amended Order Imposing Sanctions and Costs Against Asvar Law, Christopher Asvar and Theresia Falter issued on February 11, 2022 is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that First Amended Order Imposing Sanctions and Costs Against Asvar Law, Christopher Asvar and Theresia Falter issued on February 11, 2022 is RESCINDED and that this matter is RETURNED to the trial level for further proceedings consistent with this decision.