Docket No. A072110. September 19, 1996. Appeal from Superior Court of Humboldt County, No. 95CP0206, J. Michael Brown, Judge. COUNSEL Jason K. Singleton for Defendant and Appellant. Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, and Jeffrey J. Koch, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. OPINION REARDON, J. After appellant Calvillo Abarca failed to appear at a deposition, the trial court struck