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PINERO CAPO v. U.S.

No. 93-1432.

7 F.3d 283 (1993)

Jose Antonio PIÑERO CAPO, etc., et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 20, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafael A. Oliveras Lopez, Hato Rey, PR, for appellants.

Maria Hortensia Rios Gandara, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Charles E. Fitzwilliam, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, PR, was on brief, for appellee.

Before CYR, Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

CYR, Circuit Judge.

Appellants brought this medical malpractice action in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico on April 15, 1991. Thereafter, appellants repeatedly violated various discovery-related orders duly entered by the district court. On November 10, 1992, following numerous requests and three unsuccessful motions to compel discovery, the appellee moved for sanctions against appellants, including the dismissal of all their claims...

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