Humiec v. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc.

YANOFF, J.S.C.

(retired and temporarily assigned on recall).

Sally Suppa (Suppa) and Frank Humiec (Humiec) are plaintiffs in a series of suits filed against defendant Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc. alleging unlawful discharge. The complaints of both Suppa and Humiec were dismissed for failure to make discovery. The problems herein arise on motions to restore the complaints to the trial list, and on defendant’s motion for attorney’s fees if the cases are restored.

*634In Suppa, the complaint, filed October 18, 1985, alleged employment discrimination. The answer, after a consent to an extension of time, was…