Dawes v. Coughlin

DECISION and ORDER

SIRAGUSA, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This is a prisoner civil rights case, which is now before the Court on defendants’ motion [docket # 63] to dismiss plaintiffs complaint as a sanction for his refusal to answer relevant questions at a Court authorized deposition. For the reasons stated below, defendants’ motion is denied.

II. Background

The detailed background- of this case was previously set forth in the Court’s September 27, 2001, decision and order which granted, in part, summary judgment to defendants and will not be repeated here. The following are facts significant…