Legal Opinion
Thomas C. Fox v. Marion D. Strickland
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 22, 1988No. 87-7131PublishedCited by 300 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
Pro se appellant Thomas Fox has appealed from an order of the district court dismissing his complaint. The district court ruled that Fox had conceded a motion to dismiss made by the defendants by virtue of his failure to oppose the motion in the time prescribed by local rule. Before dismissing the case, the district court did not determine whether Fox had been informed of the pendency of the motion and of the consequences of a failure to respond. Because the district court acted precipitously in granting the motion and dismissing the complaint, we vacate…
3Cases cited2 opinions
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