Legal Opinion
Modrow v. JP Foodservice, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 13, 2003No. C3-01-900PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, PAUL H., Justice.
Respondent Catherine Modrow commenced this action in June 1995 by serving her complaint for discrimination and sexual harassment on her former employer, appellant JP Foodservice, Inc. More than four years later, she filed the complaint with the Hennepin County District Court. Shortly thereafter, the court issued its scheduling order. After the deadline for discovery established in the order had passed, JP moved to dismiss Modrow’s action for failure to prosecute. The court granted JP’s motion and dismissed the action, finding that there had been inexcusable…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Frost-Benco Electric Ass'n v. Minnesota Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Anna M. Juarez v. Ameritech Mobile Communications, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Horaist v. Doctor's Hospital of OpelousasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Firoved v. General Motors CorporationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Lampert Lumber Co. v. JoyceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
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3Cited by35 opinions
- State v. RameySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
- State v. PendletonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
- Duxbury v. Spex Feeds, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2004
- Mahoney & Hagberg v. NewgardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2007
- Wenigar v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2006
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