Legal Opinion

MacLeod v. Georgetown University Medical Center

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 19, 1999No. 97-CV-1678PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

In this medical malpractice case, appellant sued for ten million dollars for permanent damage to his left ear allegedly resulting from negligent wax removal by physicians at Georgetown University Medical Center. Appellant proceeded pro se in this matter throughout the trial court proceedings. The trial judge granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Appellant now appeals with counsel to this court. The essence of his appeal is that because he was a pro se litigant, the court had the duty to apprise him of the defects in his opposition to the defendants’…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. McNeil v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. Mohasco Corp. v. SilverSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Love v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972

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