Pullen v. Walker

Opinion by

Judge J. JONES.

Plaintiff, Margaret I. Pullen, appeals the district court's order dismissing her complaint with prejudice as a sanction for her willful, deliberate, and intentional violations of her discovery obligations. We affirm.

I. Background

Plaintiff, acting pro se, filed this action after she was hit by a car driven by defendant, Robert Lewis Walker, Jr., while she was crossing the street. Due to plaintiff's repeated refusals to appear for her deposition and to answer questions in her deposition, the court appointed a special master to preside over plaintiff's deposition. As a…