Legal Opinion
Gabriel v. Hamlin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 1, 2008No. 06-3636PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Amilcar Gabriel filed this prisoner’s-rights case after being seriously injured while working in a prison kitchen. One week before his trial was scheduled to commence, the district court moved the trial date forward. Gabriel then sought a continuance on grounds that his expert witness was unable to accommodate the last-minute change in schedule. Mistakenly believing Gabriel’s expert to be barred by an earlier discovery order, the court denied the continuance and dismissed Gabriel’s case with prejudice for failure to prosecute. Because we find no conduct on Gabriel’s part…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mark A. Ball v. City of Chicago and Alfred S. Schultz, Individually and as Agent of the City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Charles Kruger v. Kenneth S. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Angelita Greviskes v. Universities Research Association, Incorporated, Doing Business as Fermilab and Fermilab Nal/uraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Lawrence Dunphy v. Margaret McKeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Kristin K. Moffitt v. Illinois State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
3Cited by49 opinions
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- Peggy Pendell v. City of Peoria, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Sambrano v. MabusCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
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