Clarence R. Valentine v. Museum of Modern Art

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• holding that dismissal should only be used in situations where the litigant has acted in bad faith
• noting that “[t]he severe sanction of dismissal with prejudice may be imposed even against a plaintiff who is 18 proceeding pro se, so long as a warning has been given that noncompliance can result in dismissal.”
• affirming dismissal of pro se plaintiff's complaint where plaintiff refused to comply with court orders to appear for his deposition
• collecting cases, and affirming dismissal of pro se litigant’s action for failure to comply with discovery orders in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)(2)
• affirming dismissal with prejudice where plaintiff ignored repeated warnings that failing to appear for his deposition would result in dismissal of the action
• affirming a District Court dismissal where “the record reveals [pro se plaintiff’s] sustained and wilful intransigence in the face of repeated and explicit warnings from the Court.” (emphasis added)

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