Bullock v. Metropolitan Dade County

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Bullock v. Metropolitan Dade County

438 So. 2d 151, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 24314

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedSeptember 20, 1983

DocketNo. 83-147

StatusPublished

Cited by3 cases

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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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PER CURIAM.

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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PER CURIAM.

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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