Webb v. Government for District of Columbia

FINDINGS OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

LAMBERTH, District Judge.

This matter comes before the court on plaintiffs motion for sanctions for defendant’s failure to produce or verify destruction of plaintiffs personnel file and plaintiffs motion to compel and for sanctions. On March 3, 1997, the court granted plaintiffs motion for sanctions for the failure to produce or verify destruction of plaintiffs personnel file but withheld a decision on the appropriate sanction until the pretrial conference. After two pretrial hearings, the court concluded that because the destruction of documents was far…