Snyder

FACTS

Joanne sued her former husband, Barry, alleging Barry breached a contract to pay for their children’s college expenses. Barry served interrogatories and demands for production of documents on Joanne on September 17, 2014. Joanne refused to provide complete discovery responses. Barry filed motions to compel further responses on December 5 and 23, 2014, and January 14, 2015. The trial court heard the motions to compel further responses on February 11, 2015. The court found that Joanne’s discovery responses were inadequate and that her objections were not made in good faith. The court continued the matter for one week to allow Joanne to comply with the discovery demands. 1 We hereafter use the parties’ first names for clarity, not out of disrespect. 1 At the hearing one week later, Joanne’s attorney represented to the trial court that he had mailed further discovery responses. The court continued the matter for another week. At the hearing on February 25, 2015, Barry told the trial court that Joanne had failed to produce all of the documents and answer all the interrogatories. Joanne claimed Barry’s discovery demands required the production of a large number of documents and…