Legal Opinion
Serra Chevrolet, Inc. v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 13, 2006No. 05-13401PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
This appeal by General Motors of an order of sanctions that imposed a fine of $700,000 and struck the affirmative defenses of GM regarding res judicata, collateral estoppel, and other doctrines of issue preclusion presents two issues: (1) whether it was an abuse of discretion to find that GM disobeyed an order to produce documents relating to vehicle allocation and satellite dealerships; and (2) whether the sanctions violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Although the district court did not abuse its discretion when it found that GM had violated an order…
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