Failure to produce ESI Sanctions for Not Obeying an Order to Compel - Failure to produce or permit discovery If a party or a party's officer, director, managing agent or the organization's designated witness fails to obey an order to provide or permit discovery, the court may:  stay further proceedings until the order is obeyed;  treat the failure to obey the order as contempt of court  prohibit the disobedient party from introducing certain facts in evidence;  prohibit the disobedient party from supporting or opposing certain claims or defenses;  order that certain facts be deemed to be established for purposes of the action in favor of the prevailing party;  strike the party's pleadings in whole or in part;  dismiss the action or proceeding in whole or in part;  enter a default judgment against the disobedient party.
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