Legal Opinion
Mingo v. Sugar Cane Growers Co-op of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 23, 1989No. 87-5710PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff appeals the district court’s order dismissing his action, with prejudice, for want of prosecution. We vacate the order and remand the cause to the trial court.
The district court possesses the inherent power to police its docket. Link v. Wabash Railroad Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629-30, 82 S.Ct. 1386, 1388, 8 L.Ed.2d 734 (1962). Incident to this power, the judge may impose formal sanctions upon dilatory litigants. The sanctions imposed can range from a simple reprimand to an order dismissing the action with or without prejudice.
Our cases announce the rule, however, that dismissal is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Gwendola M. Jones v. Bob Graham, Bennie Small, Jr. v. Bob Graham, Henry T. McMillian Jr. v. Bob GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Goforth v. OwensCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Barbara HILDEBRAND and Husband, Jack Robert Hildebrand, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HONEYWELL, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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- Royal Palace Hotel Associates, Inc. v. International Resort Classics, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1997
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