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· 8/16/1983

Escelles GARRISON, Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, Appellee

Citations

  • 714 F.2d 757
  • 37 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 586
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 24828
  • 32 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 33,766
  • 32 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1278

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  • noting that “[b]ecause Title VII actions are governed by a federal statute of limitations, the Arkansas saving clause is inapplicable”
  • upholding a prejudicial dismissal for failure to prosecute and explaining the Court “has inherent power, acting on its own initiative, to dismiss a cause of action with prejudice for failure to prosecute”
  • “The district court has inherent power, acting on its own initiative, to dismiss a cause of action with prejudice for failure to prosecute.”

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Judges: Ross, McMillian, Hanson

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