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Bailey v. Woodlands Company, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jul 2, 1997
696 So. 2d 459 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

Summary

affirming dismissal of party's pleading based on finding a pattern of willful noncompliance or disregard of the rules of civil procedure.

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Opinion

Case No. 96-91

Opinion filed July 2, 1997.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gadsden County. N. Sanders Sauls, Judge.

Robert Augustus Harper and Steven Brian Whittington of Robert Augustus Harper Law Firm, P.A., Tallahassee; for appellants.

Harold S. Richmond of Law Offices of Hal Richmond, Quincy, for appellee.


Appellants challenge the trial court's authority to dismiss their amended counterclaim and third-party complaint with prejudice. We find that the trial court's order finding a pattern of willful noncompliance or disregard of the rules of civil procedure complies with the requirements of Commonwealth Fed. Savings and Loan Ass'n v. Tubero, 569 So.2d 1271 (Fla. 1990). Our review of the record also reveals no abuse of discretion in the judge's decision to dismiss where there had been repeated discovery violations and the appellants had failed to comply with the latest order of the court concerning discovery notwithstanding the court's imposition of monetary sanctions within the prior order.

The decision of the trial court is affirmed.

JOANOS and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Bailey v. Woodlands Company, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jul 2, 1997
696 So. 2d 459 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

affirming dismissal of party's pleading based on finding a pattern of willful noncompliance or disregard of the rules of civil procedure.

Summary of this case from ICMFG & Assocs., Inc. v. Bare Bd. Grp., Inc.
Case details for

Bailey v. Woodlands Company, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:E. LAMAR BAILEY AND PERIMETER INVESTMENTS, INC., APPELLANTS, v. THE…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Jul 2, 1997

Citations

696 So. 2d 459 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

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