· 12/11/1985
David N. Tavares v. Terry Holbrook
Citations
- 779 F.2d 1
- 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 25526
How courts have described this case
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- holding, in case where trial court had conducted individualized inquiry into allegations of jury partiality, that court’s finding that jury was impartial was entitled to section 2254(d) presumption of correctness
- affirming dismissal for lack of prosecution and failure to comply 3 with local rules
- imposing sanctions for failure to prosecute and to comply with local 3 rules
- “The district court need not exhaust every sanction 3 || short of dismissal before finally dismissing a case, but must explore possible and 4 || meaningful alternatives.”’
- “The district court need not exhaust every sanction 3 || short of dismissal before finally dismissing a case, but must explore possible and 4 || meaningful alternatives.”
- “The public’s interest in expeditious resolution of litigation 3 | always favors dismissal”
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Judges: Coffin, Breyer, Hill
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