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McLEOD, ALEXANDER, POWEL & APFFEL, P.C. v. QUARLES

No. 89-2522.

894 F.2d 1482 (1990)

McLEOD, ALEXANDER, POWEL & APFFEL, P.C., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fred H. QUARLES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 28, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerson D. Bloom, Galveston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Kenneth J. Bower, Ervin A. Apffel, Jr., McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, Otto Hewitt, Kenneth C. Baker, Galveston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Fred Quarles appeals from a default judgment entered for his failure to comply with discovery requests. Quarles claims that since he was not under an order to compel, sanctions were improper; moreover, he asserts that the district court erred in finding his conduct wilful and in bad faith. Finally, Quarles argues the trial court erred in awarding plaintiff McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, P.C. ("the law firm") costs and...

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