Avila v. Winn

HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff presented this appeal pro se from an order granting defendants’ second motion to dismiss with prejudice filed in the district court. The trial court granted the dismissal for plaintiff’s failure to comply with Utah Code Ann. § 78-14-12 (Supp. 1986), in that plaintiff did not file his complaint within the time specified after the prelitigation panel review. We reverse.

FACTS

On February 1, 1984, plaintiff Rolando Avila was a member of the Bolivian National Ski Team and was involved in a skiing accident in Park City, Utah, while training for the Winter Olympic Games.…