Legal Opinion
Bussell v. Berkshire Associates
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 10, 1993No. 92-CV-501PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
The trial court dismissed appellant’s pro se complaint with prejudice for failure to comply with an order compelling discovery. Because the trial court failed to furnish any indication that it exercised its discretion in deciding to apply the ultimate sanction of dismissal, we reverse the order from which this appeal is taken and remand for further proceedings.
I
On May 29, 1990, appellant, Helen Bus-sell, a resident of 4201 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. since 1974, filed a pro se complaint suing appellees, Berkshire Associates and Smithy Braedon Property Co., Inc. — managers and owners of her…
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