Legal Opinion

Roberts v. McCrory

District Court, W.D. Oklahoma

Decided December 14, 1987No. CIV-86-1571-PPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE AND ISSUANCE OF SANCTIONS

PHILLIPS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case presented one of the more unusual pieces of litigation to be transferred to the docket of this judge since taking the oath of office in June 1987. Unfortunately, it also involved massive noncompliance with the pretrial scheduling orders of this Court, as well as negligent and unethical conduct by plaintiffs’ counsel.

After the submission of numerous Court-ordered affidavits and filings dealing with the issue of noncompliance, as well as several hearings devoted to the merits of the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. In the Matter of the Sanction of Jay C. Baker and Michael J. Carson, George Roland Mulvaney v. Rivair Flying Service, Inc. v. Ed Dietlin, D/B/A Dietlin Aircraft, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  4. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Beth Hand, Now Known as Beth Hand CharlesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
  5. Williams v. Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. D'AGOSTINO v. SwansonMontana Supreme Court · 1990
  2. United States v. HardageDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1990
  3. Lindsey v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1988

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