· 10/13/1969
Jones v. Harewood
Citations
- 396 U.S. 857
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding no merger of interlocutory orders because “failure to prosecute a claim should carry no . . . reward”
- explaining earlier grant of summary judgment did not merge into later dismissal under Rule 41(b) and, therefore, was unreviewable on appeal
- plaintiff's failure to comply with numerous pretrial orders and failure to appear for trial justified dismissal with prejudice
- pro se plaintiff’s claims properly dismissed for failure to appear at trial and prosecute case
- “[D]ismissal for failure to prosecute bars review of earlier entered interlocutory rulings.”
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