Ballestas v. Montego Ass'n

In a seven page order dismissing appellant’s negligence suit with prejudice, the trial court detailed the four year progress of this case, a significant portion of which was pursued by appellant without counsel after two previous counsel withdrew. This progress included setting the case for trial four times, with continuances granted when appellant was unprepared to start trial. The last setting was accompanied by an order of the court that specifically placed the responsibility on appellant to be prepared to go forward with trial on May 3, 1999, or the court would dispose of the case if he…