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Tenth Circuit· 6/26/2003

Olsen v. Mapes

Citations

  • 333 F.3d 1199
  • 56 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 216
  • 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 12979
  • 2003 WL 21470076

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that in forma pauperis plaintiffs were not culpable for failure to timely serve where there was no evidence that they failed to cooperate with the Marshals Service
  • holding that Rule 41(b) has been permitted to dismiss actions sua sponte for a plaintiff’s failure to comply with the rules of civil procedure or a court’s orders.
  • holding that, despite Rule 41(b)’s reference to a defendant’s motion, “the Rule has long been interpreted to permit courts to dismiss actions sua sponte for a plaintiff’s failure to prosecute or comply with the rules of civil procedure or court’s orders”
  • holding that despite Rule 41(b)’s reference to a defendant’s motion, “the Rule has long been interpreted to permit courts to dismiss actions sua sponte for a plaintiff’s failure to prosecute or comply with the rules of civil procedure or court’s orders.”
  • holding that despite Rule 41(b)’s reference to a defendant’s motion, “the Rule has long been interpreted to permit courts to dismiss actions sua sponte for a plaintiff’s failure to prosecute or comply with the rules of civil procedure or court’s orders”
  • holding that despite Rule 41(b)'s reference to a defendant’s motion, “the Rule has long been interpreted to permit courts to dismiss actions sua sponte for a plaintiff’s failure to prosecute or comply with the rules of civil procedure or court's orders”

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Judges: Ebel, Henry, Hartz

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