Sander v. Dow Chemical Co.

How courts have described this case

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• upholding a circuit court’s dismissal with prejudice of a complaint for the plaintiffs repeated failure to follow court orders regarding proper pleading
• finding no abuse of discretion when the complaint was dismissed with prejudice due to the plaintiff’s failure to meet deadlines for amended pleadings and insistence on repleading allegations stricken from prior pleadings
• regarding sanctions under a court’s inherent power to control its docket
• it is well established that circuit courts possess the inherent authority to control their docket
• the trial court had au­thority to sanction party per Rule 219(c) for vio­lation of discovery rules and for violation of trial court's orders
• “purpose of imposing sanctions is to coerce compliance with court rules and orders, not to punish the dilatory party”

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