Legal Opinion
Pelletier v. Pathiraja
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 23, 1986PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Justice.
In a consolidated appeal the Plaintiffs, Jean Pelletier and Leas J. Pelletier, in one case, and the Plaintiffs, Archer Bucklin and Lena Bucklin, in another case, appeal judgments of the Superior Court (Aroostook County) dismissing their respective complaints of medical malpractice against the Defendant, Tilac Pathiraja, M.D. In each case the dismissal was rendered pursuant to M.R.Civ.P. 16 and 37(b)(2)(C), for their failure to comply with an order to produce certain documents necessary for discovery procedures of the Defendant.
The Plaintiffs argue on appeal (1) that it would…
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