Hammoudeh v. Jada

OPINION

VÁSQUEZ, Judge.

¶ 1 Yousef Hammoudeh appeals from the trial court’s entry of default judgment in favor of defendant/appellee Najah Jada after the court struck his complaint and answer to Jada’s counterclaim as a sanction pursuant to Rule 37, Ariz. R. Civ. P., for his failure to comply with the court’s discovery orders. On appeal, Hammoudeh contends the court abused its disci’etion by entering default judgment without first granting him an evi-dentiary hearing on the issue of sanctions. We affirm for the reasons that follow.

Facts and Procedure

¶2 We view the facts in the light most…