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HORNBUCKLE v. ARCO OIL & GAS CO.

No. 83-1435.

732 F.2d 1233 (1984)

Dorothea N. HORNBUCKLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARCO OIL & GAS COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank P. Hernandez, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thompson & Knight, Bennett W. Cervin, Arlene Switzer Holcomb, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, RUBIN and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

When the trial court reached this employment discrimination case, the plaintiff's lawyer simply refused to start the trial. The court ordered the plaintiff to reimburse the defendant those fees and expenses incurred in preparation for the scheduled trial that had been, in effect, wasted as a result of the necessity for rescheduling the trial. When she failed to do so, the court dismissed the suit. The plaintiff protests that she is financially...

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