Holder v. Orange Grove Medical Specialties, P.A.

¶ 39. Because lesser sanctions would better serve the interests of justice, and because the Court of Appeals accurately analyzed the law and reached the correct result, I respectfully dissent.

¶ 40. The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s dismissal because, in its view — and in mine — lesser sanctions were warranted under the circumstances. Holder v. Orange Grove Med. Specialties, P.A., 54 So.3d 244, 251-52, 252-53, ¶¶ 37-38, 42 (Miss.Ct.App.2010) (citing Cox v. Cox, 976 So.2d 869, 879 (Miss.2008)). Specifically, the Court of Appeals held:

According to our supreme court, lesser…