· 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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