JOHNS v. JOHNS

No. COA07-1259.

672 S.E.2d 34 (2009)

Douglas Dale JOHNS, Plaintiff, v. Janice Marie JOHNS, Defendant, Jessica Johns, Plaintiff, v. Douglas Dale Johns, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Skinner Lefler for Rice Law, PLLC, Wilmington, appellant.

No brief filed on behalf of Douglas Dale Johns.

No brief filed on behalf of Janice Marie Johns, appellee.

No brief filed on behalf of Jessica Johns, appellee.


GEER, Judge.

Rice Law, PLLC appeals from the trial court's order imposing sanctions on the law firm under Rule 11 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. Although Rice Law contends that the trial court erred in entering a Rule 11 order without conducting an evidentiary hearing, the record reveals that the trial court considered documentary evidence. Whether to allow oral testimony or the presentation of further documentary evidence was a question that lay within the discretion...

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