Old Pueblo Plastic Surgery

On April 11 and April 15, 1983, Fields was served with interrogatories. In June 1983 Old Pueblo filed a motion to compel answers to these interrogatories under the provisions of Rule 37(a), Rules of Civil Procedure, 16 A.R.S. A hearing on the motion was set for July 14, 1983. Ms. Fields wrote to the judge on June 27, 1983, requesting an extension. She cited two reasons: (1) she needed time to find a lawyer and (2) as a result of an accident on May 9 she had surgery in mid-June and estimated the recovery time to be three or four months.