Latest Case: Roccia v. Mugica (Business Law)

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Roccia v. Mugica

Docket: C.A. No. 2020-0641-MTZ

Opinion Date: December 29, 2020

Judge: Morgan T. Zurn

Areas of Law: Business Law

The Court of Chancery granted summary judgment to Plaintiffs in this case involving the removal of one plaintiff from an LLC's board of managers, holding that Plaintiffs were entitled to summary judgment and that Defendants were not entitled to summary judgment. Plaintiffs filed a complaint under 6 Del. C. 18-110 seeking an injunction preventing Lorenzo Roccia's removal from the Skyline Renewables LLC board of managers and a declaration that his purported removal was void. Defendants argued that the removal of Roccia was valid and binding. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment. The Court of Chancery granted summary judgment for Plaintiffs, holding that the individual who removed Roccia was not authorized to do so.