Bobby R. Long, Jr. v. Tom Steepro, in His Individual Capacity, William Hartley, in His Individual Capacity, and Daniel Bodlovich

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• explaining that the court strongly prefers to resolve cases on the merits
• distinguishing isolated errors for which dismissal is not appropriate with objectively unreasonable behavior for which a district court may order a case dismissed with prejudice
• defining “fault” in the context of discovery sanctions as “objectively unreasonable behavior; it does not include conduct that we would classify as a mere mistake or slight error in judgment”
• explaining necessity of proportionality where dismissal is imposed, and citing cases where pattern of behavior was deemed proportionate to dismissal, as opposed to single missed deadline in case at bar
• defining “fault” in the context of discovery sanctions as “objectively unreasonable be- havior; it does not include conduct that we would classify as a mere mistake or slight error in judgment”
• Seventh Circuit is “particularly vigilant in requiring proportionality where the draconian sanction of dismissal is imposed.”

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