Legal Opinion
Asociacion De Empleados Del Instituto De Cultura Puertorriquena v. Luis M. Rodriguez Morales, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 26, 1976No. 76-1062PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McENTEE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal with prejudice of plaintiffs’ complaint. Citing Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b), the court took this action on account of “plaintiffs’ failure to prosecute and to comply with orders of [the] Court.”
The only question properly before us in whether the court abused its discretion in so dismissing the complaint. Richman v. General Motors Corp., 437 F.2d 196,199 (1st Cir. 1971). 1 See Theilmann v. Rutland Hospital, Inc., 455 F.2d 853, 855 (2d Cir. 1972). Cf. National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc., - U.S. -, 96 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Herbert E. Theilmann, Administrator of Herbert K. Theilmann v. The Rutland Hospital, Inc., and Dr. Donald D. DingmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Albert Flaksa v. Little River Marine Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Clayton E. Durham v. Florida East Coast Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by41 opinions
- TITUS, Thomas E., Appellant, v. MERCEDES BENZ OF NORTH AMERICACourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Louis M. Damiani, M.D. v. Rhode Island HospitalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Hmg Property Investors, Inc. v. Parque Industrial Rio Canas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- United Nuclear Corp. v. General Atomic Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
- Kermit Construction Corp. v. Banco Credito Y Ahorro PoncenoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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