Southern New England Telephone Co. v. Global NAPs Inc.

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• holding that the decision whether to impose sanctions pursuant to Rule 37 is left to the discretion of the district court
• holding that “the district court is free to consider the full record in the case” when selecting the appropriate sanction
• holding that “a clear statement from 17 Congress is required before we conclude that a statute withdraws the original 18 jurisdiction of the district courts”
• noting that \the jurisdictional inquiry 'depends entirely upon the allegations in the complaint' \ rather than a court's assessment of the merits of the allegations (internal citations omitted)
• noting that courts disregard corporate formalities when a corporation’s owner exercises “total and exclusive domination of the corporation”
• noting that severe sanctions are appropriate only in cases of willfulness, bad faith, or gross negligence, coupled with significant prejudice to the opposing party

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