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DeBUTTS v. LaROCHE

No. 96-831.

142 N.H. 845 (1998)

ROBERT DEBUTTS v. RON LAROCHE & a.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

June 3, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wiggin & Nourie, P.A., of Manchester (Gary M. Burt and Ellen M. Joseph on the brief, and Mr. Burt orally), for the plaintiff.

Mulvey Professional Association, of Portsmouth, for defendant Ron LaRoche, filed no brief.

Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A., of Manchester, for defendant Rochester School District, filed no brief.

THAYER, J.

This case raises the issue of whether the Superior Court (Mohl, J.) abused its discretion when it dismissed the plaintiff's case for failure to attend a case structuring conference. Because the record indicates that the superior court failed to consider other possible sanctions, we reverse and remand.

The plaintiff, Robert DeButts, initiated an action against Ron LaRoche and the Rochester School District claiming he was assaulted by LaRoche...

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