Legal Opinion
Crossman v. Raytheon Long Term Disability Plan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 31, 2002No. 01-2648PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Heidi Crossman appeals from the district court’s dismissal of her complaint for failure to prosecute. The district court dismissed Crossman’s claim because of William P. Boland’s, her counsel’s, failure to appear for the initial scheduling conference. Because we conclude that the district court abused its discretion in meting out this harsh sanction, we reverse and remand the case to the district court for further proceedings.
I. Background
On May 31, 2001, Crossman filed a complaint against defendants-appellees, Raytheon Long Term Disability Plan,…
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