John Carpenter v. City of Flint

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant John Carpenter (“Carpenter”) appeals the sua sponte dismissal with prejudice by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan of this case arising out of Carpenter’s termination as the Director of Transportation for the City of Flint. During the early stages of the litigation, Carpenter’s counsel violated local filing rules several times and failed to respond in a timely manner to a motion to strike portions of the complaint. After five and a half months without docket activity, the district court dismissed…