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BARR v. MACGUGAN

No. 51428-8-I.

78 P.3d 660 (2003)

Allison BARR, Respondent, v. John MacGUGAN and Jane Doe MacGugan, husband and wife, and their marital community, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

November 3, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith A. Bolton, Bolton & Carey, Seattle, WA, for Appellants.

Andrea A. Darvas, Attorney at Law, Burien, WA, for Respondent.

COLEMAN, J.

Alison Barr's lawsuit against John MacGugan was dismissed after her attorney failed to comply with an order compelling responses to discovery requests. Unbeknownst to her and the court, Barr's attorney was suffering from severe clinical depression. When Barr learned of the dismissal, she successfully moved to vacate the order of dismissal under CR 60(b). MacGugan contends on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion when it reinstated Barr's lawsuit...

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