Legal Opinion
Michael v. Liberty
District Court, D. Maine
Decided April 23, 2008No. Civil 07-103-P-HPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS FOR SANCTIONS AND FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.
This is a diversity jurisdiction case about an unpaid loan. During discovery, all the defendants without excuse failed to appear for their properly noticed depositions. I therefore Grant the plaintiffs motion for Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(d) sanctions: (1) the defendants are prohibited from introducing evidence about any facts pertaining to claims or defenses that existed prior to January 18, 2008 (the date of the last missed deposition); and (2) the defendants must pay the plaintiffs…
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