Sanctions

Dismissal or striking of pleadings and entry of default is the most severe sanction available and must be commensurate with the violation. ''Zafirakopoulous v. So. Miami Int'l Crabhouse Corp.'', 513 So.2d 1353, 1354 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987). The record must support the finding of willful non-compliance. Id. Asper v. Maxy Aviation Services, L.C., 915 So. 2d 271, 273 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).

Kozel v. Ostendorf, 629 So. 2d 817, 818 (Fla. 1993), requires the trial court to consider the following “Kozel factors”:
 * 1) whether the attorney’s disobedience was willful, deliberate, or contumacious, rather than an act of neglect or inexperience;
 * 2) whether the attorney has been previously sanctioned;
 * 3) whether the client was personally involved in the act of disobedience;
 * 4) whether the delay prejudiced the opposing party through undue expense, loss of evidence, or in some other fashion;
 * 5) whether the attorney offered reasonable justification for noncompliance; and
 * 6) whether the delay created significant problems of judicial administration.