Legal Opinion
Bishop v. Cross
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1986No. 85-3436PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Maurice and Reginald Bishop appeal the district court’s dismissal of their civil lawsuit for lack of prosecution pursuant to Rule 41(b), Fed.R.Civ.P. The plaintiffs, who are brothers, filed suit in federal district court on November 5, 1984, alleging that the City of Cleveland, several Cleveland city officials and police officers, and other private citizens deprived them of their constitutional rights in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After six months of discovery, including a two-week continuance of the trial date granted to the defendants, the case was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Sam L. CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Albert Flaksa v. Little River Marine Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Herman GONZALEZ, Etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Powell v. Committee on Admissions & Grievances of the United States District Court for the District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Ruby H. Harris v. Reginald Callwood & Daisy CallwoodCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
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- Knoll v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Colon v. MackCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
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