Legal Opinion
Howard J. Kotlicky v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 20, 1987No. 736, Docket 86-7845PublishedCited by 187 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:
Appellant pro se Howard J. Kotlicky appeals the order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Dorsey, J.) denying his motion to vacate the judgment entered on June 12, 1986, which dismissed his complaint and awarded attorney’s fees and costs to defense counsel. 1 Appellant contends that the district court abused its discretion by failing to consider new and material information justifying relief from the district court’s judgment of dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37. We agree.
BACKGROUND
In December 1985, appellant initiated this action in the…
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