Legal Opinion
Kristin K. Moffitt v. Illinois State Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 9, 2001No. 99-1222PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Pursuant to Fed.R.CivP. 41(b), the district court dismissed this employment discrimination case with prejudice after the plaintiff, who was hospitalized for drug and alcohol addiction, failed to appear for trial and her attorney announced that she was not prepared to go forward in her client’s absence. Moffitt v. Illinois State Bd. of Educ., 184 F.R.D. 298 (C.D.Ill.1999). The plaintiff appeals, contending that the district court abused its discretion in dismissing the case rather than granting her the continuance she requested. 1 We affirm the dismissal of…
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