JOHNSON v. BERRY

No. 94-CV-343.

658 A.2d 1051 (1995)

James Eric JOHNSON, Appellant, v. Dana BERRY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Gill, Jr., Washington, DC, for appellant.

James E. McCollum, Jr., College Park, MD, for appellee.

Before FERREN and SCHWELB, Associate Judges, and BELSON, Senior Judge.


BELSON, Senior Judge:

Appellant James E. Johnson contends that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion to reinstate his case pursuant to Super.Ct.Civ.R. 60(b) after it had been dismissed due to his attorney's failure to appear at an initial scheduling conference. For the reasons stated below, we reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.

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