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CIVIL
Robert Lindsay Duncan and Molly Duncan v. Estate of Cheryl Wheeler Sanders and Estate of Robert Reed Sanders
Cause No: D-1-GN-16-002071
Judge: Amy Clark Meachum, 201st Civil District Court
Dates: September 9 – 13, 2024
Attorneys:
Plaintiffs: Cory W. Smith, Cory W. Smith, PLLC
Defendants: Damon A. Goff, Goff Law Firm, PLLC
Case Summary: Plaintiffs claim that the Defendant, Cheryl Sanders, wrote a malicious letter that stated the Plaintiffs committed corporate fraud and sent the correspondence to various persons/organizations. The petition further claims, after an investigation, Cheryl Sanders recanted her story. Both Defendants tried to extort money from the Plaintiffs. Sometime during the pendency of the lawsuit, both Defendants died.