Sheehan v. University of Alaska

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

This appeal requires us to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion when it denied Patricia Sheehan’s request for a second extension of time to file an opening brief in an administrative appeal. The denial of the extension resulted in the dismissal of Sheehan’s case. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the trial court.

The factual background is straightforward. Sheehan filed an administrative complaint with the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights (HRC) in May 1978 alleging that the University of Alaska dis*1296criminated against her on the basis…