Henderson v. Renaissance Grand Hotel

Leslie Henderson appeals the district court’s1 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) dismissal without prejudice of her Title VII action for failure to prosecute. For reversal, Henderson argues (1) that the district court abused its discretion in dismissing her case because her claim is now time-barred, making the dismissal an unduly harsh sanction; and (2) that the court relied on a clearly erroneous finding that she had failed to respond to appellee’s motion to dismiss. We affirm.

A district court has discretion to dismiss an action under Rule 41(b) for a plaintiffs failure to prosecute, or…