Legal Opinion
Douglas v. Martel
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 19, 2003PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRudman, J.
[¶ 1] Scott Douglas appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County, Fritzsche, J.) in favor of Seth Martel and David Markowitz, dismissing Douglas’s complaint as a sanction for discovery violations. We affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶2] Douglas’s action was commenced on August 2, 2001. The complaint stems from a traffic accident occurring in August 1995. Pursuant to a scheduling order dated November 1, 2001, the trial court or dered that discovery be completed by July 1, 2002, “[u]nless the court orders otherwise for good cause shown.” The trial…
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