Legal Opinion
McCaslin v. Radcliff
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided July 25, 1996No. 4:CV93-3028PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KOPF, District Judge.
With 18 prospective jurors waiting, the plaintiff Michael McCaslin and his mother and guardian ad litem Bonnie McCaslin refused to proceed to trial at the time and place set for trial. They took that position after being advised that Bonnie McCaslin, who is not a lawyer, would not be permitted to act as a lawyer for her son during the jury trial and after having also been advised that the failure to proceed would result in a judgment of dismissal with prejudice.
Because the plaintiff and his guardian ad litem elected not to proceed to trial, I will…
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