Legal Opinion
Lee v. Max Intern., LLC
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 3, 2011No. 10-4129PublishedCited by 266 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.
How many times can a litigant ignore his discovery obligations before his misconduct catches up with him? The plaintiffs in this case failed to produce documents in response to a discovery request. Then they proceeded to violate not one but two judicial orders compelling production of the requested materials. After patiently affording the plaintiffs chance after chance, the district court eventually found the intransigence intolerable and dismissed the case as sanction. We affirm. Our justice system has a strong preference for resolving eases on their merits whenever…
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