Bullock v. Metropolitan Dade County
438 So. 2d 151, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 24314
District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided September 20, 1983·No. No. 83-147·Published·Cited by 3 cases
Opinion
Dismissal of plaintiff’s action for failure of his attorney to appear for a call of the calendar is too severe a sanction to visit upon a litigant. For derelictions of this nature, a court is empowered to discipline the offending attorney by contempt or other appropriate punishment. See Catogas v. Sapp, 397 So.2d 1182 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981); Aller v. Editorial Planeta, S.A., 389 So.2d 321 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980).
Reversed.
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Bullock v. Metropolitan Dade County, 438 So. 2d 151, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 24314 (Fla. Ct. App. 1983).
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