Genaro v. Municipality of Anchorage

OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The superior court granted summary judgment to the Municipality of Anchorage on claims filed by pro se litigant Brenda Genaro, based on her deemed admissions stemming from her failure to respond to the Municipality's requests for admissions. Genaro had opposed summary judgment on the ground that she believed the Municipality had already received the requested information from the bankruptcy trustee who had briefly been substituted for her as the real party in interest in the case. Because we conclude that it was an abuse of discretion not to give…