Legal Opinion
Valley Engineers Inc. v. Electric Engineering Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1998No. 97-16383PublishedCited by 192 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns sanctions for discovery violations.
Jurisdiction and Standards of Review.
We have jurisdiction over this timely filed appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. A dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37 is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Natural Beverage Distributors, 69 F.3d 337, 348 (9th Cir.1995). The district court’s factual findings are reviewed for clear error. Id.
Facts.
Nugget Hydroelectric hired Electric Engineering to build four small hydroelectric projects for $11 million. Because construction was going badly, the scope of the…
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