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CROSSMAN v. RAYTHEON L.T. DISABILITY PLAN

No. 01-2648.

316 F.3d 36 (2002)

Heidi CROSSMAN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. RAYTHEON LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN, Raytheon Company, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 31, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Boland, with whom Gleason Law Offices, P.C. was on brief, for appellant.

Carmel A. Craig, with whom James F. Kavanaugh, Jr., Stephen S. Churchill, and Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP were on brief, for appellees.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, B. FLETCHER, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Heidi Crossman appeals from the district court's dismissal of her complaint for failure to prosecute. The district court dismissed Crossman's claim because of William P. Boland's, her counsel's, failure to appear for the initial scheduling conference. Because we conclude that the district court abused its discretion in meting out this harsh sanction, we reverse and remand the case to the district court for further proceedings...

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