Charles M. Coleman v. Sherwood Medical Industries

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

The issue before us is whether Sherwood Medical Industries may appeal from a dis trict court’s 1 order requiring it to pay Charles M. Coleman $500 in attorneys’ fees and $441.68 in costs as a sanction for failing to comply with a discovery order. We conclude that it may not, and therefore dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

On February 1, 1984 plaintiff/appellee Charles M. Coleman obtained an order requiring defendant/appellant Sherwood Medical Industries, Inc. to submit to a deposition and to produce certain documents. On March 30, 1984, Coleman filed…