Sanctions

In a Decision –        Hendricks v. Hendricks,, ,  (an "Unreported Decision") >>   the Court Held:

The Appellate Division affirmed the Trial Court’s sanctions as not being “wide of the mark” and that there was no clear mistake requiring reversal.
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In a  Decision – Swift v Swift. (an  "Unreported Decision") >>   the Court Held:

When a party refuses or repeatedly fails to appear at a scheduled ESP conference ,the court in its discretion may strike and dismiss the party’s pleadings.

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In a  Decision – Macek v Peisch - (an "Unreported Decision") >> 

Defendant-father had filed malpractice actions against the two prior attorneys appointed to represent him in support enforcement hearings, and that he had requested that the third be removed because the attorney, against whom father had threatened to file a grievance, allegedly had not done the things that father thought were reasonable to do.

The Family Division judge found that father was aware, pursuant to Administrative Directive #2-14 (Apr. 14, 2014), that if for "whatever reason [counsel] cannot be appointed, incarceration is not an available remedy." The judge noted that "with every attorney we have appointed for [father, he] . .
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