Albert W. Morton v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services

The appellant appeals from a judgment of dismissal, with prejudice, as a sanction under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b) of three consolidated Title VII racial discrimination lawsuits (Civil Action’s No. C75-1969A, No. C76-1967A, and No. C77-1610A) for willful and deliberate failure to comply with four lower court orders relating to discovery of his tax returns. We affirm.

We outline only those facts necessary to our discussion; for total clarity see the detailed order of the trial court, 86 F.R.D. 437. Appellant’s causes of action in C75-1969A and C76-1967A allege that appellee (Secretary of Health and…