United States Eighth Circuit

When the facts show that a party's attorney acted with willfulness and bad faith warranting sanctions under Rule 37(b), the district court is not required to proffer a less extreme sanction than dismissal of claims and entry of a default judgment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/12/2001
• Published 03/12/2001

Judges

• LOKEN, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, LAY, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric J. Magnuson, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jerry W. Blackwell, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.