KEEFER v. PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACC. INS. CO.

No. 99-4159.

238 F.3d 937 (2000)

Dwight W. KEEFER, Appellant, v. PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 21, 2000.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Langerman, argued, Phoenix, Arizona, for Appellant.

R. Christopher Abele, argued, Kansas City, Missouri (Elizabeth D. Badger and Steve J. Boyd, on the brief), for Appellee.

Before: BOWMAN and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Dwight Keefer appeals the district court's2 dismissal of his action for damages as a sanction for discovery abuses. Keefer first filed this action for declaratory relief in Missouri state court seeking a declaration of the obligations of Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company under a policy of disability insurance. Provident removed the action to federal district court and filed a counterclaim seeking damages...

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