GOOD STEWARDSHIP CHRISTIAN CENTER v. EMPIRE BANK

Nos. 02-2883, 02-3109.

341 F.3d 794 (2003)

GOOD STEWARDSHIP CHRISTIAN CENTER, a Fellowship of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, Inc.; A. Louis Vaughn; Good Stewardship Christian Church; Randy Whitson, Appellants, v. EMPIRE BANK; Sue Lasater, in her official capacity as Vice President of defendant Empire Bank and in her personal capacity; Joseph McCarty, in his official capacity as Senior Loan Officer of defendant Empire Bank and in his personal capacity; Mike Williamson, in his official capacity as President of Defendant Empire Bank and in his personal capacity; Central Bancompany, Inc., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 4, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Carlos Romious, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellants.

Jeffrey L. Groves, argued, Springfield, MO, for Empire Bank.

Matthew A. Clement, argued, Jefferson City, MO (Thomas A. Vetter, on the brief), for Central Bancompany, Inc.

Before MELLOY, BEAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

This dispute is before us on the district court's1 dismissal of the case, with prejudice, as a sanction for discovery abuse. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In the spring of 1999, Empire Bank of Springfield, Missouri, ("the bank") loaned $130,000 to Good Stewardship Christian Center (GSCC) to purchase two pieces of property. GSCC defaulted on the loan, and subsequently, in May 2000, the bank commenced foreclosure...

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