Legal Opinion
Rose v. Batson v. Neal Spelce Associates, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1985No. 84-1841PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we consider whether the district court abused its discretion in dismissing a civil rights plaintiff’s complaint with prejudice and assessing over $30,000 in attorney’s fees and costs for failure to comply with a discovery order. We hold that sanctions were appropriate but that the district court abused its discretion in this instance by the severity of those imposed. Accordingly, we remand for a reconsideration and reassessment of sanctions in the light of this opinion.
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Rose V. Batson (Batson), the appellant, filed suit on March 8, 1983, in…
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