Espinoza v. Valenzuela

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• observing that proportionality is required under both Rule 37 and Rule 41(b) (citing Johnson v. Chi Bd. of Educ., 718 F.3d 731, 732-33 (7th Cir. 2013)
• finding that a party’s repeated failure to comply with a court’s discovery orders constitutes a pattern of failure to meet court-imposed deadlines, warranting striking that party’s pleadings as a sanction
• finding that a party’s repeated failure to comply with a court’s discovery orders constitutes a pattern of failure to meet court-imposed deadlines, warranting striking that party’s pleadings as a sanction
• finding that a party’s repeated failure to comply with a court’s discovery orders constitutes a pattern of failure to meet court-imposed deadlines, warranting striking that party’s pleadings as a sanction
• permitting dismissal as a sanction against a plaintiff who has not cooperated in discovery (citing FED. R. CIV. P. 37(b) and 41(b))
• affirming dismissal where plaintiff’s “violations of the court’s discovery orders constituted a ‘pattern of failure to meet court-imposed deadlines’” (internal citation omitted)

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