WESLEY PAYNE v. BASSAM MAROOKI

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ April 01, 2026 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A26A0742. PAYNE v. MAROOKI et al. On December 21, 2022, Wesley Payne sued Bassam Marooki and several others (“defendants”) for negligence that allegedly occurred when Marooki’s truck collided with Payne’s vehicle. On May 5, 2024, defendants moved to dismiss the complaint, alleging, among other things, that Payne had wilfully failed to comply with discovery requirements, authorizing dismissal as a sanction pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-37. Two days later,…