Discovery Sanctions Can Rightly Include Dismissing a Case
Brianna Horton v. Bria Monique Hinton: When a party willfully fails or refuses to adhere to the requirements of the discovery process, a trial court is within its discretion to administer discovery sanctions, including dismissing the case. I’ll confess up front that reading and briefing this particular case brought me an unusual amount of joy. Filing motions to dismiss under Rule 37 for a party’s refusal to participate in discovery is one of my great joys in practice. I would just about do it for free (unless you’re a client reading this, in which case that previous statement is total...
