Legal Opinion
Vazquez-Rijos v. Anhang
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 17, 2011No. 09-1928PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Áurea Vázquez-Rijos (“Vázquez”) sued her deceased husband’s parents, Abraham and Barbara Anhang, seeking a share of his apparently sizable estate. More than three years after the suit was filed, the district court dismissed it with prejudice due to Vázquez’s noncompliance with court orders, her many lengthy delays in prosecuting the suit, and her failure to serve Barbara Anhang. Vázquez appeals, arguing that the district court abused its discretion. Finding no such abuse, we affirm.
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