In a malpractice action, defendant doctor failed to appear at several pretrial settlement conferences scheduled by an IC Conference Judge. Defense counsel, who had previously informed the Judge that the defendant did not wish to settle, explained his absence on the ground of professional commitments. On April 13, 1978, the court informed defense counsel that the defendant's answer would be stricken if he did not appear personally on April 17 for conference. Defendant did...
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