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· 10/17/1989

Frank Daniels v. Bernard J. Brennan

Citations

  • 887 F.2d 783
  • 15 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 256
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 16011
  • 1989 WL 123127

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that \it is of little consequence that Daniel's lawsuit was relatively younger than most cases in which we upheld dismissal under Rule 41(b)\
  • holding that “it is of little consequence that Daniel’s lawsuit was relatively younger than most cases in which we upheld dismissal under Rule 41(b)”
  • discussing standard for dismissal under rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the model for Rule 123(b)
  • affirming district court’s dismissal for want of prosecution despite lack of prejudice shown
  • failure to tender the pretrial order is a sound reason to refuse to reinstate a case
  • “A trial court’s 23 authority to dismiss a case is not dependent on a showing of prejudice by the 24 defendant.”

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Judges: Cummings, Posner, Kanne

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