Legal Opinion
Alphonso Thompson v. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, a Public Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 11, 1986No. 84-6524PublishedCited by 3,671 opinions
1Per curiam
Alphonso Thompson appeals from an order of dismissal with prejudice for failure to comply with the pretrial orders and rules of the district court. We find that the district judge did not abuse his discretion and therefore affirm.
Thompson brought this action under Title VII. He alleged that his termination by defendant Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles on January 22, 1979, violated his civil rights. Initially he instituted administrative proceedings which were dismissed; that dismissal was affirmed by the state court. He then filed a complaint in the district court alleging a…
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