Stookey v. Lonay

ORDER

In 1988, George and Janet Stookey filed a lawsuit against David Lonay and two corporations owned by him, alleging deceptive franchise practices and fraud. Several years later, on January 31, 1992, the district court, after finding that Lonay willfully and deliberately disobeyed its discovery orders, entered default judgment against him and awarded the Stookeys more than half a million dollars in damages and fees. We affirmed the judgment on appeal and imposed additional sanctions, payable to the Stookeys’ counsel, for blatant disregard of this court’s rules. Stookey v. Teller Training…