Sanderson v. Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PAYNE, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the defendant’s Motion For Sanctions (Docket No. 23). According to the motion, plaintiffs counsel, Joel Bieber, initiated improper ex parte communications with the employer of the defendant’s expert witness for the purpose of preventing the expert from testifying at trial. The defendant contends that plaintiffs counsel has violated Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(b)(4); and, therefore, that the Court should exercise its inherent authority to impose sanctions, asserting that dismissal of the action is the only appropriate sanction.

The…