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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Raymond L. Acosta, U.S. District Judge]

Hector Serra-Lugo appeals from the dismissal of his civil rights suit, claiming political discrimination and harassment, brought against the municipality of Mayaguez and certain municipal employees. The action was filed on April 14, 2000. The district court issued an order on July 20, 2000 which scheduled the initial scheduling conference and required the filing of a memorandum. That order warned the parties that the failure to comply with the terms of the order could result in the imposition of sanctions, including but not limited to, the dismissal of the complaint. Nonetheless, plaintiff failed to comply with that order in a timely fashion. In addition, plaintiff’s counsel was absent from the initial scheduling conference, although he was aware his attendance was required. The trial judge then imposed sanctions on plaintiff’s counsel for his failure to appear and file a timely memorandum. However, that did not end the plaintiff’s failure to comply with court orders. Plaintiff was late in answering interrogatories, failed to do the deposition work within the time frames set by the court, failed to file a joint status report, and failed to produce documents requested through discovery in a timely fashion.

Not surprisingly, the district court dismissed the complaint with prejudice under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)(2)(C) and Local Rule 314.4 of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

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