United States Third Circuit

The District Court abused its discretion in imposing sanctions against defense counsel, pursuant to Fed. Rule 37, where plaintiff's counsel did not make a good faith attempt to confer with the defense in an effort to secure the discovery disclosure without court action.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/15/2003
• Decided 08/08/2003
• Published 08/08/2003

Judges

• Before: MCKEE, BARRY, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter S. Pearlman (Argued), Audra DePaolo, Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP, Saddle Brook, NJ, pro se for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• George B. Randolph, III (Argued), Riley Riper Hollin & Colagreco, Paoli, PA, for Appellee.