Legal Opinion

Lefteri Poulis and Athena Poulis, His Wife v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 5, 1984No. 83-5600PublishedCited by 2,526 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal, as well as another decided today involving the same attorney and district court judge, Scarborough v. Eubanks, 747 F.2d 871, is brought from a final order dismissing the complaint with prejudice due to counsel’s failure to meet court-imposed deadlines and other procedural requisites.

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Background

Lefteri and Athena Poulis filed suit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm) in November 1981, in the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County, Pennsylvania, to recover under an insurance policy after fire damaged their home.…

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