Target Marketing Corp. v. At & T Co.

48 F.3d 1228 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. TARGET MARKETING CORP. Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AT & T CO. Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-56091. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 8, 1995. Decided Feb. 27, 1995. 1 Before: TROTT, FERNANDEZ, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Target Marketing Corporation appeals the district court's order imposing issue sanctions against it that deemed established defendant AT & T's seventh affirmative defense, and prohibited Target from introducing any evidence on the amount of damages it had allegedly suffered as a result of AT & T's blockage of its "900" number. We affirm. DISCUSSION 4 1. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(b)(2) provides for the imposition of issue sanctions. Target doesn't deny its bad faith but argues that the sanctions were improper because AT & T suffered no prejudice from Target's failure to comply with the order compelling production of…