Belinskey v. Clooten

Plaintiff appeals a judgment dismissing her complaint as a sanction for violating a discovery order -under ORCP 46 B(2)(c). Plaintiff contends that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the complaint and that, in any event, the trial court’s findings do not justify its decision or explain why a less onerous sanction was inappropriate. Plaintiff also argues that the trial court lacked the authority to order her to pay $2,500 in “cancellation fees” for failing to appear for medical examinations scheduled by defendant. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Plaintiff was injured in…