Everyone concerned with the litigation knew that the appellant's attorney had been given permission to withdraw and that the appellant was in the process of obtaining a new Florida attorney at the time. It would have been an abuse of discretion to dismiss the appellant's action on the basis that he, while not being represented by a Florida attorney, did not travel from Saudi Arabia to Collier County, Florida, on nine days notice given to a representative in London, England. See Canella v. Bryant, 235 So.2d 328 (Fla. 4th DCA 1970). The court, however, had the right to consider imposing sanctions upon the appellant for failing to follow its order requiring the appellant to appear for the taking of his deposition within thirty days from the date of the second order.