In Re Andrew S. Richardson, in Re John M. Roney, in Re John M. Roney, Andrew S. Richardson

Appellants, two attorneys, appeal from $200 sanctions imposed on them when they did not appear for a scheduled hearing.

We review the background. Four persons, desiring federally subsidized housing, brought an action contending that due process requires that housing applicants be afforded notice of and an opportunity to challenge adverse credit reports before they are denied housing on the basis of the reports. The plaintiffs apparently all were originally represented by Rhode Island Legal Services. Subsequently, Legal Services withdrew its representation of two of the four plaintiffs —…