Case Name: Leonard J. MERCER, Jr., General Partner d/b/a Galt Ocean Mile Hotel Association, Ltd., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, Appellant, v. J. D. RAINE, Sr., Trustee, and Alladin Manavi, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1981-06-17
Citations: 410 So. 2d 931
Docket Number: No. 80-400
Parties: Leonard J. MERCER, Jr., General Partner d/b/a Galt Ocean Mile Hotel Association, Ltd., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, Appellant, v. J. D. RAINE, Sr., Trustee, and Alladin Manavi, Appellees.
Judges: LETTS, C. J., and BERANEK, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 410
Pages: 931–932

Head Matter:
Leonard J. MERCER, Jr., General Partner d/b/a Galt Ocean Mile Hotel Association, Ltd., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, Appellant, v. J. D. RAINE, Sr., Trustee, and Alladin Manavi, Appellees.
No. 80-400.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 17, 1981.
Rehearing Denied April 2, 1982.
Joel L. Kirschbaum of Esler & Kirsch-baum, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Douglas K. Silvis of English, McCaughan & O’Bryan, Fort Lauderdale, for appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal from an order resulting from a discovery violation. The trial court struck the defendant's answer and entered default judgment against defendant on liability. The court simultaneously granted defendant's lawyer leave to withdraw from the case. This situation occurred at a hearing scheduled on defense counsel's motion to withdraw and plaintiffs' motion to impose sanctions for discovery violations. The court considered the motions simultaneously and granted both motions in the absence of the defendant. The decision to impose sanctions for a discovery violation and the severity thereof are matters within the discretion of the trial judge. Absent clear abuse these discretionary acts will not be reversed on appeal. Ferrante v. Waters, 383 So.2d 749 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980). We conclude that appellant has failed to make such a demonstration in this case and the order below is thus affirmed.
Affirmed.
LETTS, C. J., and BERANEK, J., concur.
HURLEY, J., dissents with opinion.