Houghton v. Culver

SUMMARY ORDER

Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee James R. Houghton, pro se, appeals the district court’s November 1, 2010 judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to comply with the court’s pretrial orders. Defendants-AppelleesCross-Appellants appeal from the district court’s September 2006 and October 2008 orders denying summary judgment. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(f) governs the imposition of sanctions for a litigant’s failure to participate in pretrial conferences or comply with…