![]() ![]() ![]() Barrett challenges the judgment of the Court of Appeals affirming the trial court’s (1) denial of a series of motions filed by Barrett, (2) determination of a reasonable amount of attorney’s fees to award Valerie Jill Rhudy Minor, which she incurred during litigation related to the custody and visitation of Barrett’s and Minor’s children, and (3) award of $6,300 in additional fees to Minor. From the Court of Appeals of Virginia In this appeal, Timothy M. BEFORE: Lemons, C.J., Goodwyn, Powell, and McCullough, JJ., and Koontz, S.J. ![]() VIRGINIA: In the Supreme Court of Virginia held at the Supreme Court Building in the City of Richmond on Tuesday the 16th day of June, 2020. The Supreme Court held (1) Plaintiff's jurisdictional statement did not satisfy Rule 5:17(c)(2) (2) Plaintiff's conduct warranted the sanction of Plaintiff paying Defendant's reasonable attorney's fees in costs and (3) Plaintiff shall be prohibited from filing in the Supreme Court any pleading or paper against Defendant without obtaining the services of a practicing Virginia attorney or obtaining leave of the Court to file any pro se pleading. The appeal challenged the court of appeals' judgment affirming the trial court's (1) denial of a series of motions filed by Plaintiff, (2) determination of the amount of attorney's fees to award Defendant in connection with litigation related to the custody and visitation of the parties' children, and (3) award of additional fees to Defendant. This appeal was the latest in a series of "habitually frivolous" litigation Plaintiff initiated against Plaintiff as a part of a continual effort to contest child custody, visitation, and support orders. Code 8.01-271.1, holding that Plaintiff's jurisdictional statement did not satisfy Rule 5:17(c)(2) and that Plaintiff's conduct merited sanctions. The Supreme Court granted Defendant's motion to dismiss Plaintiff's appeal from the judgment of the court of appeals, denied Plaintiff's motion for sanctions, and sanctioned Plaintiff pursuant to Va. ![]()
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