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· 1/12/1981

Burgos v. Follette

Citations

  • 449 U.S. 1086
  • 101 S. Ct. 875
  • 49 U.S.L.W. 3493
  • 66 L. Ed. 2d 811
  • 1981 U.S. LEXIS 387

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  • \[T]he Supreme Court has recognized the inherent power of a district judge to dismiss a case for the plaintiffs failure to prosecute.\
  • “[T]he Supreme Court has recognized the inherent power of a district judge to dismiss a case for the plaintiff’s failure to prosecute.”
  • “[T]he Supreme Court has recognized the inherent power of a district judge to dismiss a case for the plaintiff’s failure to prosecute.”

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