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DAMIANI v. RHODE ISLAND HOSP.

No. 82-1429.

704 F.2d 12 (1983)

Louis M. DAMIANI, M.D., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1983.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 27, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max D. Stern, Boston, Mass., with whom Stern & Shapiro, Gary Buseck, and Buseck & Ansolabehere, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Matthew F. Medeiros, Providence, R.I., with whom William R. Landry, and Edwards & Angell, Providence, R.I., were on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before ALDRICH and BOWNES, Circuit Judges, and WYZANSKI, Senior District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 27, 1983.

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue before us is whether the district court, 93 F.R.D. 848, abused its discretion in dismissing this case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(b)(2)(C) for failure of plaintiff to comply with a discovery order. We find no abuse of discretion and affirm.**

The chronology of events culminating in the dismissal is important. Plaintiff...

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