Before the Court is Defendant Maryanne Fike's motion for sanctions against Plaintiff Bravia Capital Partners, Inc. Defendant claims that sanctions are appropriate because Plaintiff committed a fraud on the court by destroying evidence, withholding evidence,...
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Before the Court is Defendant Maryanne Fike's motion for sanctions against Plaintiff Bravia Capital Partners, Inc. Defendant claims that sanctions are appropriate because Plaintiff committed a fraud on the court by destroying evidence, withholding evidence, lying to the Court, and forging documents.
She asks that the sanctions take the form of (i) dismissal of Bravia's declaratory judgment complaint; (ii) entry of a default judgment against Bravia on Fike's counterclaims; and (iii) reasonable attorney's fees. For the reasons set forth below, Defendant's motion is denied.
However, at a later date, the Court will order Bharat Bhise, owner and CEO of Bravia, to show cause why he should not be personally sanctioned for submitting to the Court a document with an admittedly forged signature.
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