Legal Opinion
Gocolay v. New Mexico Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1992No. 90-2116PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
The sole issue on appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion by dismissing Plaintiff’s complaint as a discovery sanction for failing to complete a deposition by the ordered deadline because of uncon-tradicted claims of ill health. We hold the dismissal was improper, vacate the district court’s order, and remand.
Plaintiff Antonio Gocolay, a Philippine national, brought suit in September 1987 to recover $653,754.79 allegedly converted from his certificates of deposit by an employee of New Mexico Federal Savings and Loan Association (New Mexico Federal). At…
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