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Cedric Dupree v. Marcus Hardy

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 13, 2017No. 16-2212 & 16-3515PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

We have consolidated for decision two cases in which the district judges and volunteer lawyers generously gave uncooperative plaintiffs every opportunity to pursue their claims. In both cases the plaintiffs responded with further failures to cooperate with orderly litigation. After showing more patience than necessary, the district judges dismissed both cases for failure to prosecute. We affirm both eminently reasonable decisions.

Factual and Procedural Background

We begin by describing Cedric Dupree’s lawsuit. Dupree sued Illinois prison staff under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Pruitt v. MoteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  2. Mark A. Ball v. City of Chicago and Alfred S. Schultz, Individually and as Agent of the City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  3. Kasalo v. Harris & Harris, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  4. Neal Secrease, Jr. v. Western & Southern Life InsuraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  5. Donna B. Fischer v. Cingular Wireless, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Joseph Wilborn v. David EaleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  2. Dixon O'Brien v. Village of LincolnshireCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  3. Fred Cartwright v. Silver Cross HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  4. Carlos Williams v. Louis DeJoyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
  5. Daniel W. Phoenix v. Harold Clarke, et al.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2026

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