Opinion ID: 2570487
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Edwards v. Ewing

Text: Boone represented the plaintiff in this slip and fall case filed in the District Court of Phillips County, Kansas. The case was filed on January 13, 1996; Judge Charles E. Worden presided. Boone failed to respond to requests for discovery and for production of documents. As a result, the defendants filed motions to compel. Finally, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss, alleging that Boone had failed to comply with time deadlines, had refused to comply with the court's orders concerning discovery, and had failed to prosecute the case. The court scheduled a hearing on the defendants' motion to compel and motion to dismiss. The defendants and their attorney appeared. Neither Boone nor the plaintiff appeared. The court found that notice had been provided to Boone and ordered that Boone appear personally before the court on September 25, 1996, to show cause why the motion to compel and the motion to dismiss should not be granted. Boone failed to appear at the September 25, 1996, hearing. At the disciplinary hearing, Boone testified that he was delayed by road construction and that he called to inform the court that he would be delayed. The court did not receive the message. Boone arrived at the courthouse after the court dismissed the case. The Panel found that Boone intentionally disobeyed court orders. Boone takes exception to the Panel's finding that his misconduct was intentional. He argues that facts establish that he was negligent in failing to comply with court orders.