Legal Opinion

Frederick A. Carter v. Albert Einstein Medical Center

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 6, 1986No. 86-1063PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff’s complaint alleges racial discrimination in his employment termination by defendant. The suit was dismissed by the district court because plaintiff’s lawyer failed to comply with a discovery order. We agree with the district judge that counsel has “exhibited, on the record, blatant disregard for explicit orders.” We conclude, nevertheless, that sanctions should have been imposed on the attorney personally rather than denying plaintiff the opportunity to present his case on the merits.

On May 31,1985, the district court directed that…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Lefteri Poulis and Athena Poulis, His Wife v. State Farm Fire and Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  3. National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Scarborough v. EubanksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  5. Donnelly v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by76 opinions

  1. Gustav A. Adams Andrew F. Dopkins and Robert Malcolm, Deceased, by His Lillian Malcolm v. Trustees of the New Jersey Brewery Employees' Pension Trust Fund Local Union 843, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Falstaff Brewing Corporation and Joseph M. Byrne Co., a Corporation of the State of New Jersey (Newark New Jersey District Civil No. 76-01931) Bruno Michota Walter Lemke Abraham Gellman Lawrence Balback Bolly Bonk William Dunne Bernard Kosciewicz Siegfried Milchram Howard Sears Stephen Gardzinski Harry Wolf Bruno Dziedzic William Riedel Salvatore Guarneri Samuel Monto Fermin Loma Vincent Sadowski Stanley Kiesnowski Anthony Bellina Frank Pavolonis William Roesch Michael Duda Edward Strittmatter Frederick Hubner Peter Rudy Harold Wanthouse Joseph Duffy Joseph Coyle Grace Green, Widow of Harold Green, Deceased v. Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated, (Budweiser) P. Ballantine & Sons Pabst Brewing Company Falstaff Brewing Corporation Investors Funding Corporation Rheingold Breweries, Inc. The New Jersey Brewery Employees' Pension Trust Fund Henry T. Hamilton Herbert v. Johnson Frank A. Jackiewicz Frank Sullivan Herbert Heilmann, Jr. Henry Tchorzewski Benno Merker and Arthur Spinello, as Trustees of the New Jersey Brewery Employees' Pension Trust Fund (Newark New Jersey District Civil No. 77-02543) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("Pbgc")Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  2. Anthony Hildebrand v. County of AlleghenyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
  3. Hoxworth v. Blinder, Robinson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  4. Community Dental Services, Dba Smilecare Dental Group v. Stuart Tani, DdsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  5. Dan H. Hoxworth Louise A. Hoxworth Bradley Gavron Barry Brownstein Richard Donaldson Mary Donaldson Andress Kernick Edward J. Bush, Rose M. Weber Stanley Bernstein Dorothy Bernstein David Reiff Joel Lieberman Jane Scheck Kenneth J. Holtmeyer, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Blinder, Robinson & Co., Inc. Meyer Blinder John Cox Intercontinental Enterprises, Inc. Bradley Gavron Daniel H. Hoxworth Louise A. Hoxworth Barry Brownstein Richard Donaldson Mary Donaldson Andress Kernick Edward J. Bush Rose M. Weber Stanley Bernstein Dorothy Bernstein David Reiff Joel Lieberman Jane Scheck Kenneth J. Holtmeyer, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Blinder, Robinson & Co., Inc. Meyer Blinder John Cox Intercontinental Enterprises, Inc. Barry Brownstein Don Townsend Daniel H. Hoxworth Louise A. Hoxworth Bradley Gavron Barry Brownstein Richard Donaldson Mary Donaldson Andress Kernick Edward J. Bush Rose M. Weber Stanley Bernstein Joel Lieberman Jane Scheck Kenneth J. Holtmeyer, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Blinder, Robinson & Co., Inc. Meyer Blinder Intercontinental Enterprises, Inc. Meyer Blinder and Intercontinental Enterprises, Inc., in No. 92-1108. John Cox, in No. 92-1116Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992

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