Mullins v. Moneyham

Appellants, Jerry R. Mullins, Jr. and Gulf Coast Cattle Services, Inc., appeal the final judgment entered against them in favor of appellee, Waymon Moneyham. The trial court entered an order striking appellants’ pleadings and entered a default judgment against appellants as sanctions for appellants’ failure to timely comply with its order compelling discovery. Because the trial court failed to make an express written finding that appellants’ conduct was a willful or deliberate violation of its order compelling discovery, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

We are required to reverse…