Legal Opinion
Danny Clark CROSS, Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1983No. 83-1710PublishedCited by 302 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Danny Clark Cross, an attorney, appeals pro se from the district court’s 1 , dismissal without prejudice of his employment discrimination action, 563 F.Supp. 368. The court dismissed Cross’s claim pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b) for willful failure to comply with a discovery order. Subsequently, the district court also revoked Cross’s in forma pauperis status, and assessed certain costs against him. On appeal, Cross contends that the district court (1) abused its discretion in dismissing his cause of action, (2) improperly dismissed one count of his complaint alleging…
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