Olsen v. Mapes

How courts have described this case

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• 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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