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· 2/11/1986

Alphonso Thompson v. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, a Public Corporation

Citations

  • 782 F.2d 829
  • 4 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 573
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 22198
  • 39 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 35,939

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  • holding that in exercising its power to control its 16 17 own docket, the Court may impose sanctions
  • holding that the Ninth Circuit has “repeatedly upheld” the district 1 court’s ability to impose sanctions for failure to comply with local rules because “[d]istrict courts 2 have inherent power to control their docket”
  • recognizing that district courts have the inherent power to control their dockets and 20 “[i]n the exercise of that power, they may impose sanctions including, where appropriate . 21 . . dismissal” of a case
  • recognizing that district courts have the inherent power to control their dockets and 12 “[i]n the exercise of that power, they may impose sanctions including, where appropriate . 13 . . dismissal” of a case
  • recognizing that district courts have the inherent power to control their dockets 18 and “[i]n the exercise of that power, they may impose sanctions including, where 19 appropriate . . . dismissal” of a case
  • recognizing that district courts have the inherent power to control their 11 dockets and “[i]n the exercise of that power, they may impose sanctions including, where 12 appropriate . . . dismissal” of a case

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Judges: Nelson, Boochever, Schwarzer

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