What the panel ordered
Affirmed Amended Findings and Order with amendment to impose sanctions and costs jointly and severally against Negar Matian and Matian Law Group
Decision After Reconsideration affirming the Amended Findings and Order with amendment to impose sanctions and costs
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold June 17, 2024.
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 Negar Matian and Matian Law Group acted in bad faith with frivolous discovery tactics causing unnecessary delay, warranting sanctions and costs.
From the decision · page 23. Negar Matian (CA BAR# 223868) and Matian Law Group acted in and utilized bad faith tactics in their discovery practices that were frivolous and solely intended to cause unnecessary delay.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.