# Dellums v. Powell

> Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · August 4, 1977 · 566 F.2d 231

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7838524

## Case

- **Full name:** Honorable Ronald V. DELLUMS [Frederic J. Dieterle, Michael E. Roche, Bruce Aldrich, Appellees] v. James M. POWELL, Chief, United States Capitol Police, Jerry V. Wilson, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department Honorable Ronald V. DELLUMS v. James M. POWELL, Chief, United States Capitol Police Appeal of Jerry V. WILSON, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department, and District of Columbia
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
- **Decided:** August 4, 1977
- **Citations:** 566 F.2d 231; 184 U.S. App. D.C. 339; 24 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 182; 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 12163
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Tamm
- **Judges:** Leven, Tamm, Thal, Wright
- **Cited by:** 54 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that “Rule 60(b) applies only to modifications of final judgments”
- finding abuse of discretion where trial court vacat *1332 ed dismissal of a plaintiff who failed to answer interrogatories
- finding abuse of discretion where trial court vacated dismissal of a plaintiff who failed to answer interrogatories

## Opinion text

TAMM, Circuit Judge,
dissenting:
Since I feel the judgment below was improper I must dissent. See Dellums v. Powell, 184 U.S.App.D.C. 275 , 566 F.2d 167 (August 4, 1977) (Tamm, J., dissenting).

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