United States Second Circuit

Even though plaintiff's missed a court-imposed deadline for amending a complaint by 17-months, the Court found that plaintiff's actions, though inexcusable, were not so egregious as to warrant dismissal of his entire complaint.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/08/2004
• Decided 07/14/2004
• Published 07/14/2004

Judges

• CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge., Before:  WALKER, Chief Judge, CARDAMONE, and KEITH , Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John Doar, New York, New York (Eileen Minnefor, Doar Rieck & Mack, New York, New York, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard L. Beizer, Washington, D.C. (Brian C. Elmer, Jeffrey E. Greene, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for Defendants-Appellees.