Legal Opinion
Rivera-Almodóvar v. Instituto Socioeconómico Comunitario, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 11, 2013No. 12-2419PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
When a party takes a languid approach both to completing pretrial discovery and to the imminent threat posed by a motion for summary judgment, bad things usually happen. Although such a party may scramble valiantly to regain lost ground, he should not be surprised to encounter an inhospitable reception. “[Cjourts — like the Deity — are more prone to help those who help themselves.” Williams v. Drake, 146 F.3d 44, 50 (1st Cir.1998). So it is here.
I. BACKGROUND
The facts giving rise to the underlying litigation are chronicled in the magistrate judge’s report and…
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