Peoples v. Yu

Banke, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Peoples sued appellee Yu to recover for personal injuries she allegedly sustained in an automobile collision. She appeals an order dismissing her complaint as sanction for her failure to appear at a deposition and her failure to pay certain court-ordered attorney fees.

The appellee served a set of interrogatories and requests for production of documents on the appellant on July 26, 1985. The appellant did not respond; and on January 2, 1986, the appellee filed a “motion to compel and for imposition of sanctions.” The appellant’s attorney subsequently filed a…