Legal Opinion

Farm Construction Services, Inc. v. Stephen D. Fudge and Gail L. Fudge

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided October 15, 1987No. 87-1032PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Per curiam

The dominant issue presented in this appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion in dismissing the complaint of appellant, Farm Construction Services, Inc., for appellant’s failure to comply with discovery orders pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(a)(2). Appellant also argues that, even if sanctions were appropriate, the object of those sanctions properly should be appellant’s counsel only, and not appellant. Finally, appellant contends that, because the case was improperly removed to federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441, then the district court inappropriately rendered final judgment…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles Et Commerciales, S. A. v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. Grubbs v. General Electric Credit Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Louis M. Damiani, M.D. v. Rhode Island HospitalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. Salim Aoude v. Mobil Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  2. Emma C. Lively v. Wild Oats Markets, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  3. In Re 1994 Exxon Chemical FireCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. Anne Anderson v. Beatrice Foods Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  5. Hmg Property Investors, Inc. v. Parque Industrial Rio Canas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988

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