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· 6/15/1966

Maxwell v. Swenson

Citations

  • 254 F. Supp. 899
  • 1966 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7681

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  • concluding it is appropriate to 7 choose dismissal over a lesser sanction where court has little confidence that plaintiff would pay 8 monetary sanctions if imposed in lieu of dismissal
  • noting that willfulness, bad faith, 2 and fault requirement “does not require wrongful intent”
  • dismissing 10 pro se prisoner’s action for failure to respond to discovery and failure to comply with three court 11 orders to respond to discovery
  • dismissing 17 pro se prisoner’s action for failure to respond to discovery and failure to comply with three court 18 orders to respond to discovery
  • dismissing pro se prisoner’s action for failure to respond to 24 discovery and failure to comply with three court orders to respond to discovery
  • adopting recommendation for 14 dismissal for pro se plaintiff’s willful noncompliance with discovery

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Judges: Oliver

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