Opinion ID: 863647
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: standard of review

Text: ¶19. The action of the lower court is subject to review by this Court using the abuse of discretion standard. Sawyer v. Hannan, 556 So.2d 696, 698 (Miss. 1990). A certain amount of discretion is vested in the trial judge with respect to whether he or she will take matters as admitted. In re City of Ridgeland, 494 So.2d 348, 353 (Miss. 1986) (Although no response to the request for admissions was filed within the thirty days prescribed in M.R.C.P. 36(a), this Court regarded a timely filed motion to stay to be the equivalent of a motion for extension of time within which to respond to the request for admission). Matters of discovery are left to the sound discretion of the trial court, and discovery orders will not be disturbed unless there has been an abuse of discretion. Dawkins v. Redd Pest Control Co., 607 So.2d 1232, 1235 (Miss. 1992).