Young v. Johnny Ribeiro Building, Inc.

OPINION

This is a discovery sanctions case. The district court found that appellant Bill Young (Young) willfully fabricated evidence during discovery. Based on this finding, the court sanctioned Young by dismissing his entire complaint, ordering Young to pay certain of the fees and costs of respondent Johnny Ribeiro Building, Inc. (JRBI), and adopting the accounting proposed by JRBI as the final accounting of Young’s and JRBI’s interests in the parties’ partnership. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

FACTS

Young, JRBI and respondent John J. D’Atri (D’Atri) were partners in a…