Legal Opinion
Andrew B. Schilling v. Walworth County Park & Planning Commission
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 5, 1986No. 85-1019PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the district court’s sua sponte dismissal of plaintiff Andrew B. Schilling’s suit against the defendants Walworth County Park and Planning Commission and other county governmental bodies. Our jurisdiction is under Section 1291 of Title 28. This case presents the not uncommon conflict between the district courts’ need and ability to control their dockets, see Link v. Wabash Railroad, 370 U.S. 626, 630-631, 82 S.Ct. 1386, 1388-1389, 8 L.Ed.2d 734 (1962), and the fundamental tenet of justice favoring the resolution of cases on their merits, see…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hughes v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Herman GONZALEZ, Etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by103 opinions
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