Case Name: William STERN, Appellant, v. Sanford M. STEIN and Frances D. Stein, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-06-04
Citations: 694 So. 2d 851
Docket Number: No. 96-1360
Parties: William STERN, Appellant, v. Sanford M. STEIN and Frances D. Stein, Appellees.
Judges: DELL and GROSS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 694
Pages: 851–851

Head Matter:
William STERN, Appellant, v. Sanford M. STEIN and Frances D. Stein, Appellees.
No. 96-1360.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 4, 1997.
Stuart C. Hoffman and Gary E. Susser, Boca Raton, for appellant.
David M. Garvin of David M. Garvin, P.A., Miami, for appellees.

Opinion:
PARIENTE, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals an order striking his pleadings for discovery violations. We reverse the order striking the pleadings and vacate the subsequently-entered final judgment. The trial court abused its discretion in striking plaintiffs pleadings when the time provided for compliance with discovery, based on a prior court order of a predecessor judge, had not yet expired.
In reversing, we specifically reject plaintiffs argument that the trial court's comments required its recusal.
DELL and GROSS, JJ., concur.