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PAMELA SALAS v. JOHN DAVID ROSDEUTSCHER ET AI.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Mar 14, 2024

Head Comment: REVISED OPINION: The revisions made in the opinion are detailed below under the judge's name

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Mark Andrew Hammervold, Elmhurst, Illinois, for the appellant, Afsoon Hagh.

Attorneys 2: Brian P. Manookian, Nashville, Tennessee, prose.

Attorneys 3: Dixie W. Cooper and Matthew Hawkins Cline, Brentwood, Tennessee, for the appellees, John David Rosdeutscher and Cumberland Plastic Surgery P.C.

Judge(s): BENNETT

1. On page one, added a footnote that becomes the new footnote #1. It states: "The original Court of Appeals opinion in this matter was filed on January 9, 2024. Ms. Hagh and Mr. Manookian filed petitions to rehear. We have reviewed this matter and agree that the January 9, 2024 opinion should be withdrawn. It is hereby withdrawn and replaced by this opinion, which is filed with an order of this Court granting the petitions to rehear regarding the second recusal motion and denying the other requests in the petitions."

2. On page 2, what was originally footnote #1 is now footnote #2. Changed the footnote and it now states: "Mr. Manookian was temporarily suspended from the practice of law in September 2018. Tenn. Sup. Ct. Order, No. M2019-00630-SC-BAR-BP, Order Reinstating Temporary Suspension (filed Oct. 11, 2019). On May 17, 2019, the Tennessee Supreme Court entered an Order dissolving the temporary suspension of Mr. Manookian’s law license subject to his ongoing compliance with certain conditions. Id. On October 11, 2019, Mr. Manookian’s suspension from the practice of law was reinstated. Id. On February 16, 2024, the Tennessee Supreme Court entered an opinion in Manookian v. Bd. of Prof’l Responsibility, --- S.W.3d ---, No. M2022-00075-SC-R3-BP (Tenn. 2024), disbarring Mr. Manookian from the practice of law in Tennessee."

3. Beginning on page 17, completely replaced the analysis for the section titled "D. Plaintiff's attorneys' second motion to recuse the trial judge." This change goes all the way to the bottom of page 19.

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