National Hockey League Et Al. v. Metropolitan Hockey Club

This case arises out of the dismissal, under Fed. Rule Civ. Proc. 37, of respondents antitrust action against petitioners for failure to timely answer written interrogatories as ordered by the District Court. The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the judgment of dismissal, finding that the District Court had abused its discretion. The question presented is whether the Court of Appeals was correct in so concluding. Rule 37(b)(2) provides in pertinent part as follows: S