Arroyo-Velázquez v. Hospital Hermanos Meléndez, Inc.

BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing with prejudice a medical malpractice action brought by Rosa M. Arroyo-Velázquez (“Arroyo”) and other family members; the dismissal was based on their attorney’s failure to comply with case management orders. The primary defendants were Hospital Hermanos Melendez, Inc. (“the hospital”), which operates a facility in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, several of its doctors, and unnamed insurers. The background is as follows.

On August 5, 1997, Arroyo underwent surgery at the hospital for an ovarian cyst. Serious complications ensued and several…