Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Haydu

BASKIN, Judge.

In its Order Striking Pleadings of Defendant and Entering Default, the trial court found:

1.The Defendant, MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INCORPORATED, has willfully and flagrantly violated and refused to comply with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, as they pertain to discovery, and with Orders of the trial court compelling discovery. For example, in the hearing before this Court, conducted on November 12, 1981, Defendant’s counsel admitted and conceded that not a single document, paper or exhibit has ever been delivered to the Plaintiff or her counsel, pursuant to…