Solis v. CitiMortgage, Inc.

Grace Solis, a pro se litigant, appeals the district court’s dismissal of her consumer protection complaint. On appeal, CitiMort-gage, Inc. (“CITI”) argues that we lack jurisdiction over the appeal. Solis argues that we have jurisdiction, and that the district court abused its discretion by dismissing the complaint, effectively with prejudice, without finding both delay or willful contempt and lesser sanctions to be inadequate. After careful review, we vacate and remand.

I

For starters, we are unpersuaded by CITI’s claim that we lack jurisdiction over Solis’s appeal. “To be appealable, an order…