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HICKS v. FEENEY

No. 87-3527.

850 F.2d 152 (1988)

Roy HICKS, Appellant, v. Robert C. FEENEY, individually and in his official capacity as Hospital Director of the Delaware State Hospital, a facility in the Division of Mental Health, Department of Health and Social Services State of Delaware, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Resubmitted May 26, 1988.

Decided June 22, 1988.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 19, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Bernstein, Wilmington, Del., for appellant.

Marcia Rees, Deputy Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, Del., for appellee.

Before SEITZ, HUTCHINSON and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

Submitted under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) January 5, 1988.

Resubmitted before original panel May 26, 1988.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied July 19, 1988.

OPINION OF THE COURT

HUTCHINSON, Circuit Judge.

This case involves the dismissal of a plaintiff's action for failure to comply with a district court's discovery order. The sanction is harsh. Nevertheless, considering appellant's willful refusal to afford appellee discovery...

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