Hatfield v. Edward J. DeBartolo Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing the plaintiff's complaint for his failure to appear at two scheduled depositions
• recognizing that the rules of discovery are designed to “allow a liberal discovery process, the purposes of which are to provide parties with information essential to litigation of the issues, to eliminate surprise, and to promote settlement”
• no abuse of discretion where trial court dismissed case after witness failed to appear at two noticed depositions
• “Because Hatfield’s dismissal was an involuntary dismissal [as a sanction] pursuant to [Indiana Rule of Trial Procedure] 37(B), the trial court was not required to follow the notice requirements applicable to default judgments.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

32 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Outback Steakhouse of Florida, Inc. v. Markley
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2006-11-08· cited 85×
• Small v. Centocor, Inc.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2000-06-26· cited 54×
• Julie R. Waterfield v. Richard D. Waterfield
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2016-09-09· cited 25×
• Chapo v. Jefferson County Plan Commission
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2010-05-05· cited 23×
• Brown v. Katz
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2007-07-02· cited 20×
• Pfaffenberger v. Jackson County Regional Sewer District
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2003-04-07· cited 19×
• Nwannunu v. Weichman & Associates, P.C.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2002-06-26· cited 11×
• Micronet, Inc. v. Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2007-05-10· cited 10×
• Mallard's Pointe Condominium Ass'n v. L & L Investors Group, LLC
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2006-12-15· cited 9×
• Nick Popovich v. Indiana Department of State Revenue
  Indiana Tax Court· 2014-09-18· cited 9×
• M.S. ex rel. Newman v. K.R.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2007-07-31· cited 9×
• Evansville Garage Builders v. Shrode
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1999-12-28· cited 8×
• Fitzpatrick v. Kenneth J. Allen & Associates, P.C.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2009-09-10· cited 6×
• Walker v. McCrea
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2000-03-29· cited 5×
• Somerville Auto Transport Service, Inc. and Robert Souza v. Automotive Finance Corporation
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2014-07-02· cited 5×
• Robertson v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1997-11-05· cited 4×
• Baughman v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2002-11-06· cited 3×
• Popovich v. Indiana Department of State Revenue
  Indiana Tax Court· 2016-03-07· cited 3×
• In Re SLHS
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2008-03-31· cited 2×
• The Care Group Heart Hospital v. Roderick J. Sawyer, M.D.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2017-06-22· cited 2×

Cites

16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Siebert Oxidermo, Inc. v. Shields
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1983-03-16· cited 95×
• Canfield v. Sandock
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1990-11-27· cited 62×
• Rumfelt v. Himes
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1982-08-23· cited 45×
• Claywell v. Review Board of the Indiana Department of Employment & Training Services
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1994-11-30· cited 41×
• Nesses v. Specialty Connectors Co., Inc.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1990-12-20· cited 37×
• Fulton v. Van Slyke
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1983-04-12· cited 33×
• Rivers v. Methodist Hospitals, Inc.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1995-08-14· cited 23×
• South v. White River Farm Bureau Co-Op
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1994-08-30· cited 22×
• Wozniak v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1993-09-15· cited 16×
• Sanders v. Carson
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1995-01-31· cited 16×
• Pitts v. Johnson County Department of Public Welfare
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1986-04-24· cited 16×
• Dixon v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1991-02-14· cited 14×
• Marshall v. Woodruff
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1994-03-21· cited 13×
• Roscoe v. Roscoe
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1996-12-06· cited 13×
• J.C. Marlow Milking MacHine Co. v. Reichert
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1984-06-12· cited 12×
• Drew v. Quantum Systems, Inc.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1996-02-21· cited 8×