The final blow to the case came last month when Jinkerson revealed in a court filing that Voskerician faces a criminal probe by the Internal Revenue Service over the $1.7 million sale to Zuckerberg.
Voskerician invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination to shield himself from answering whether he falsified the bank statement, a position Jinkerson said in a court filing was made on advice from attorneys in the criminal tax matter.
Zuckerberg’s lawyers pushed for a court order requiring Voskerician to answer questions about the bank statement. Jinkerson sought the dismissal before the judge handling the matter ruled on the request.
The case is Voskerician v. Zuckerberg, 1-14-CV-264667, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara (San Jose).