Legal Opinion
Bachier-Ortiz v. Colon-Mendoza
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 12, 2003No. 02-1982PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-appellant Irma Bachier-Ortiz brings this appeal from the summary dismissal of her action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Hector L. Colon-Mendoza, mayor of Guayama, various other individuals, and the Municipality of Guayama. The district court summarily dismissed her case after her counsel failed (a) to meet with opposing counsel to draft a proposed pretrial order, and (b) to attend the pretrial conference. Counsel made a timely motion for reconsideration, stating that human error in calendar-keeping led to his being unaware of the dates for the meeting and conference, and, as a…
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