Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Lee Washington Hauling Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 2, 1978No. 12438PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
Appellee (Lee) has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal of Coleman from an order of the Superior Court for lack of compliance with. D.C.App.R. 4 11(a) (time for filing notice of appeal). We deny the motion and hold the notice of appeal to have been timely filed.
Upon Lee’s motion in the trial court, Coleman’s complaint was dismissed on May 10, 1977, for failure to comply with a court order of discovery. Super.Ct.Civ.R. 37(b), 41(b). On May 12, 1977, Coleman filed in the trial court a “Motion for Reconsideration of Order of Dismissal” in which the trial court was…
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