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Judge strikes answer and schedules damages hearing after discovery failures in dog-bite case
Summary
In Chauncey v. Hudson, Clayton County State Court granted the plaintiff's motion to strike the defendant’s answer for discovery noncompliance, placed the defendant and landlord in default, and set a damages proceeding; the court warned the pro se defendant about discovery obligations and evidence preservation.
Clayton County State Court granted a motion on June 4 striking Cedric Hudson’s answer for failure to comply with discovery in a dog-bite case filed by Chauncey.
Josh Samuels, attorney for the plaintiff, told the court the defendant repeatedly failed to respond to written discovery and missed or refused depositions despite an earlier court order to appear. "It's been pending for almost 3 years now," Samuels said, arguing that striking the answer was…
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