Doris Keeton v. Morningstar, Incorp

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a “medical emergency” resulting in a broken arm that impaired an attorney’s “ability to type pleadings” did not constitute excusable neglect
• holding that, where an employee was investigated for misconduct, “the investigation itself was not an adverse action” for purposes of a Title VII retaliation claim
• noting that district courts have broad discretion to decline to order a continuance after a party fails to comply with deadlines
• noting that district courts have broad discretion to decline to order a continuance after a party fails to comply with deadlines
• finding that “no adverse action of any kind was taken against Keeton as a result of the investigation and the investigation itself was not an adverse action”
• noting the movant “must still demonstrate that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).