Opinion ID: 2630934
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Heading: NRCP 37(d) sanctions

Text: In addition to awarding sanctions pursuant to NRCP 37(b)(2)(C), and based upon its inherent equitable power, the district court may order sanctions under NRCP 37(d). NRCP 37(d) allows for the award of sanctions if a party fails to attend their own deposition or fails to serve answers to interrogatories or fails to respond to requests for production of documents. Among the sanctions that are authorized by this rule are for the court to enter an order striking a pleading or parts thereof. See Foster, 126 Nev. ___, 227 P.3d 1042; Skeen v. Valley Bank of Nevada, 89 Nev. 301, 303, 511 P.2d 1053, 1054 (1973). The district court found that Goodyear answered numerous sets of interrogatories propounded by Bahena and Garm Investments, Inc., that did not have proper verifications. In addition, the district court found that the Goodyear witness did not attend a deposition prior to December 28, 2006, which was recommended by the discovery commissioner and subsequently ordered by the district court. Therefore, we conclude there is substantial evidence to support the findings of the district court and the district court did not abuse its discretion under NRCP 37(d) and its inherent equitable power by structuring non-case concluding sanctions to strike the answer of Goodyear as to liability only.