Dambrowski v. Champion International Corp.

¶1 Rex Palmer appeals the orders of the District Court.

¶2 We affirm.

¶3 We restate the issues as follows:

¶4 1. Whether the District Court abused its discretion in imposing discovery sanctions.

¶5 2. Whether the District Court erred in denying Palmer’s motion to disqualify the Honorable Judge Larson.

Standard of Review

¶6 We review a district court’s grant of sanctions pursuant to Rule 37, M.R.Civ.R, for abuse of discretion. See Eisenmenger v. Ethicon, Inc. (1994), 264 Mont. 393, 402, 871 P.2d 1313, 1319.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶7 We note the pertinent facts in what is an extraordinarily…