District of Columbia Court of Appeals April 16, 1985, No. 84-496 (Kochar v. Jonathan Woodner Co.)

PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired:

Appellant appeals the dismissal of his complaint with prejudice for failure to comply with a court order claiming that the trial judge abused his discretion.

On August 1,1983, appellant filed a complaint demanding $500,000 for appellee’s failure to lease to him space for use as a pharmacy. Appellee filed a motion to dismiss, Super.Ct.Civ.R.