United States First Circuit

Dismissal of a medical malpractice action with prejudice is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff consistently flouted the court's case management order; 2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in ordering the preclusion of plaintiff's expert witness; and 3) dismissal was proper in a medical malpractice case with no expert witness testimony.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/08/2006
• Published 08/08/2006

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SELYA, Circuit Judge, and SARIS, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rudolph C. Campbell Valdez and Julio Gil de Lamadrid on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Arturo Díaz-Angueira, Roberto Feliberti, and Cancio, Nadal, Rivera & Díaz, P.S.C., on brief for corporate appellee., Igor J. Dominguez and Igor J. Dominguez Law Offices on brief for individual appellee.