Supreme Court of Arkansas October 10, 2002, 01-1079 (National Front Page, LLC v. State Ex Rel. Pryor)

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Judge.

This case calls into question a circuit court’s authority under Ark. R. Civ. P. 37(d) (2002) to issue sanctions, including a default judgment, based on a party’s failure to timely respond to discovery requests. The appellants, National Front Page, LLC, and Curtis E.