public boolean canDiscardCards(int playerIndex, ResourceHand resourceHand) {
	
		//Checks that the game status is "Discarding", that the player has over 7 Resource cards, and that the 
		//player has the cards chosen to discard.
		if (serverModel.getTurnTracker().getStatus().equals("Discarding") && 
			serverModel.getPlayers().get(playerIndex).getResourceCount() > 7 &&
			playerHasResourceInHand(playerIndex, resourceHand)) {
			
			return true;
		}
		else {
			return false;
		}
	}