Legal Opinion
Durham v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1985No. 84-730PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Chief Judge:
In this appeal, appellant Melvyn S. Durham contends that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing his complaint as a sanction for his attorney’s failure to appear at a pretrial conference. For the reasons stated below, we reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.
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In a complaint dated August 6, 1980, appellant filed suit against the District of Columbia and certain Metropolitan Police Department officers 'charging assault and battery, false arrest, and false imprisonment.
Following a period of discovery, a number of attempts were made over approximately…
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