R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:
Arthur Judkins' Title VII claim was dismissed by the district court because he was five days late in complying with a magistrate's order to file more exact pleadings. We find that this dismissal was an abuse of discretion; we therefore reverse and remand.
Judkins was discharged from his employment on July 17, 1981, and filed a complaint with the EEOC on August 24, 1981. Judkins received a right-to-sue letter from the...
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