Opinion ID: 859475
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Heading: Aesthetic-Effect Submission

Text: ¶35. Myrick argues that the trial court erred by denying its motion to strike HCCL’s aesthetic-effect submission for being late. Conversely, HCCL contends that its filing of an interlocutory appeal and direct appeal to this Court was good cause for its late submission, and the trial court properly denied Myrick’s motion to strike. In response, Myrick urges that HCCL should have filed a stay pending appeal and/or requested an extension of time. ¶36. On January 8, 2010, the trial court entered an order denying HCCL’s motion for continuance and motion to dismiss but granting Myrick’s motion to compel arbitration. The trial court detailed a timeline for aesthetic-effect-claim submissions. It ordered HCCL to submit its list by January 29, 2010, and ordered Myrick to file its response by February 12, 2010. HCCL filed an interlocutory appeal and direct appeal from this order on January 27, 2010. The Court dismissed HCCL’s appeals on March 9, 2010. Later that month, HCCL filed its aesthetic-effect submission. ¶37. Myrick relies on Bowie v. Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital, 861 So. 2d 1037 (Miss. 2003), to support its position. In Bowie, the court stated: 15 Our trial judges are afforded considerable discretion in managing the pre-trial discovery process in their courts, including the entry of scheduling orders setting out various deadlines to assure orderly pre-trial preparation resulting in timely disposition of the cases. Our trial judges also have a right to expect compliance with their orders, and when parties and/or attorneys fail to adhere to the provisions of these orders, they should be prepared to do so at their own peril. Bowie, 861 So. 2d at 1042 (¶14) (trial court, in its discretion, granted summary judgment where plaintiff failed to timely designate an expert). And Myrick cited this language in its brief. After considering the arguments of both parties, we find that nothing in the record indicates that the trial court abused its discretion by accepting HCCL’s aesthetic-effect submission. This issue is without merit.