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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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