Legal Opinion
Nickles v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 22, 1993No. 92-CV-405PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Senior Judge:
Appellant, appearing pro se, challenges the pretrial dismissal of her complaint against the District of Columbia for want of prosecution. Appellant argues that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing her complaint for her failure to appear at the initial pretrial conference. We reverse and remand for the reasons stated below.
Appellant initiated this action in a complaint dated May 14, 1991, against the Department of Public Works, the Bureau of Adjudication, and three of its employees seeking the recovery of her 1982 automo*114bile and $10,000 in damages.1 On May 24,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Braxton v. National Capital Housing AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Perry v. SeraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Braxton v. Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Durham v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Ungar Motors v. AbdemoulaieDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Francis v. Recycling Solutions, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Francis v. Recycling Solutions, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997