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· 10/14/1980

Richard Chira v. Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Citations

  • 634 F.2d 664
  • 30 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 576
  • 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 13128

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that dismissal was appropriate when plaintiff failed to prosecute the case for six months
  • holding that dismissal was appropriate where plaintiff failed to prosecute the case for six months
  • stating that the sanction should be used only when the district judge 'is sure of the impotence of lesser sanctions'
  • concluding that a six-month delay 3 sufficed for dismissal
  • holding failure to take any action during six-month period justified dismissal under Rule 41(b)
  • holding failure to take any action during six-month period justified dismissal under Rule 41(b)

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Judges: Waterman, Kaufman, Meskill

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