Gersten v. Canvassing Board of Dade County

Joe Gersten appeals the dismissal with prejudice of his civil action, which challenges the outcome of an election for a Dade County Commission seat won by appellee Bruce Kaplan. The dismissal was imposed as a sanction for appellant’s failure to answer interrogatories, even after a 45-day period of extension sought by appellant, a subsequent order requiring the answers to be filed “forthwith,” and a motion to impose sanctions for failure to comply. The trial court found appellant’s failure to answer the interrogatories to be willful. We affirm on authority of Commonwealth Federal Savings and…