Legal Opinion
Chandler Leasing Corporation v. Dr. Clemenceau J. Lopez Dr. Ralph F. Meinhardt D/B/A Bladen Surgical Center
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1982No. 81-1575PublishedCited by 246 opinions
1Per curiam
The district court dismissed Chandler Leasing Corporation’s diversity suit for failure to retain local counsel. Chandler appeals, and we reverse.
On May 26, 1980, Chandler Leasing Corporation (Chandler) sued Dr. Lopez and his co-defendants in the Northern District of Illinois. The suit was transferred to the Eastern District of North Carolina in August of 1980. In September, the Clerk sent the parties a letter requesting the name of North Carolina counsel pursuant to Local Rule 2.04. Plaintiffs failed to respond, so on April 1, 1980, the district judge entered an order giving Chandler 20 days…
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