FAGG, Circuit Judge.
G. Winfield Pardee appeals the district court's dismissal of his action following Pardee's failure to comply with a court order to attend a hearing. Because the dismissal of Pardee's suit constituted an abuse of discretion by the district court, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
On July 31, 1980, Pardee filed a diversity action against Sheldon Stock and Sea Glint, Ltd., in the Southern District of Illinois. The case was transferred...
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