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· 7/29/1988

Albert Earle Smith-Bey v. Clair A. Cripe, General Counsel, Bureau of Prisons

Citations

  • 852 F.2d 592
  • 271 U.S. App. D.C. 294
  • 11 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 938
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 10096
  • 1988 WL 77418

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • dismissal of pro se defendant’s complaint for failure to prosecute not warranted where “it is probable that service could yet be obtained”
  • dismissal of plaintiff's complaint for failure to prosecute not warranted where \it is probable that service could yet be obtained\
  • “A lengthy period of inactivity may also be enough to justify dismissal under Rule 41(b).”
  • dismissal of pro se defendant’s complaint for failure to prosecute not warranted where “it is probable that service could yet be obtained”
  • “A lengthy period of inactivity may also be enough to justify dismissal under Rule 41(b).”
  • “A lengthy period of inactivity may also be enough to justify dismissal [for failure to prosecute].”

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Judges: Wald, Mikva, Edwards

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