Legal Opinion
Pinero Capo v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 20, 1993No. 93-1432PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Appellants brought this medical malpractice action in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico on April 15, 1991. Thereafter, appellants repeatedly violated various discovery-related orders duly entered by the district court. On November 10, 1992, following numerous requests and three unsuccessful motions to compel discovery, the appellee moved for sanctions against appellants, including the dismissal of all their claims, with prejudice. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b). On March 15, 1993, almost two years after its commencement, the district court dismissed…
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