Gonzalez v. Trinity Marine Group, Inc.

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• holding that a court could issue sanctions for fabrication of evidence under its inherent powers
• requiring “least severe sanction available” for sanctions imposed through the courts’ inherent powers or under the discovery rules
• distinguishing case-dispositive sanctions issued pursuant to Rule 37(b) from those issued pursuant to the court’s inherent power
• requiring “least severe sanction available” for sanctions imposed through the courts’ inherent powers or under the discov- ery rules
• affirming court’s use of evidentiary hearing for motion to dismiss and sanctions in order to determine the validity of a claim of willful and bad faith fabrication of evidence and an abuse of the - 11 - Cancellation No. 92063200 judicial process

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