BOOGAERTS v. BANK OF BRADLEY

No. 91-2011.

961 F.2d 765 (1992)

Charles G. BOOGAERTS, d/b/a Boogaerts Company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The BANK OF BRADLEY, Lane Pierce, Randy Griffin and John Henderson, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl W. Cleveland, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

E. Keith Carter, Shreveport, La., and Phillip N. Cockrell, Texarkana, Tex., on brief for defendants-appellees.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, BOWMAN, Circuit Judges, and LIMBAUGH, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff appeals the order of the District Court dismissing his RICO claims against all defendants as a Rule 37 sanction. The sole issue is whether the District Judge abused his discretion in dismissing plaintiff's RICO claims as a sanction against plaintiff's attorney because of the attorney's discovery abuse. We hold the District Judge did not abuse his discretion, and affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff sued the Bank of Bradley, located...

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