GRAY v. LOCKHEED AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS CO.

No. 95-9063.

125 F.3d 1387 (1997)

Stacy C. GRAY, individually, and as Surviving Spouse of Lt. Douglas G. Gray, and as Personal Representative of Lt. Douglas G. Gray, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LOCKHEED AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS COMPANY, a division of Lockheed Corporation, Defendant-Appellant, United States of America, Defendant. Grace M. SCHUMACHER, individually, and as Surviving Parent of Lt. John T. Hartman, and as Personal Representative of Lt. John T. Hartman, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LOCKHEED AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS COMPANY, a division of Lockheed Corporation, Defendant-Appellant, United States of America, Defendant. Wilma J. JENNINGS, individually and as Surviving Parent of Lt. David S. Jennings, and as Personal Representative of Lt. David S. Jennings, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LOCKHEED AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS COMPANY, a division of Lockheed Corporation, Defendant-Appellant, United States of America, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edgar A. Neely, III, Richard B. North, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Howard M. Acosta, St. Petersburg, FL, Edward W. Killorin, Robert Ware Killorin, Killorin & Killorin, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before HATCHETT, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge, and CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge.


HATCHETT, Chief Judge:

Appellant, Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co. (Lockheed), appeals from a district court order granting the appellees, Stacy Gray, Grace Schumacher and Wilma Jennings, the amount of their requested attorneys' fees and costs, which were awarded as a sanction against Lockheed for destroying documents involved in a discovery request. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

In October 1991, the appellees brought wrongful death and survival actions...

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