Plaintiff Paul Rodriguez and his mother Alicia commenced this action in 1977 to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by Paul on the evening of October 18, 1968. Depositions were conducted and the action was certified ready for trial. However, it was marked off the Trial Calendar on May 3, 1984 when plaintiffs' counsel failed to appear for a scheduled pretrial conference. When plaintiffs' counsel made a belated appearance, the court (Mercorella, J.), directed plaintiffs...
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