· 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
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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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