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GARDINER v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 84-985.

499 A.2d 455 (1985)

Wayne A. GARDINER, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 31, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur M. Reynolds, Jr., Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Charlotte Brookins-Pruitt, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom Inez Smith Reid, Corp. Counsel, John H. Suda, Principal Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, BELSON, Associate Judge, and REILLY, Senior Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant seeks reversal of an order striking his answer and entering judgment by default in a libel action for forfeiture of certain jewelry. We hold that the motions court abused its discretion in entering that order and remand the action for further proceedings.

At issue is the sanction imposed on Wayne A. Gardiner for failure to make discovery. The District of Columbia instituted the civil action by filing a libel of information for forfeiture...

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