Matter of Jaime S.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that, under 41(b), courts must weigh the importance of preventing delays against the “sound public policy of deciding cases on their merits”
• involving motion under 41(b) which is analogous to procedure under 37
• reversing the dismissal of a case under Rule 41(b) as a sanction for delays where the district court did not consider measures less drastic than dismissal that would rectify the harm
• “[I]n situations where a party is not responsible for the fault of his attorney, dismissal may be invoked only in extreme circumstances.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).