Legal Opinion
Toombs v. Leone
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 26, 1985No. 84-6039PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
B.G. Toombs appeals the decision of the district court to dismiss all of his claims pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b) and to impose sanctions against his counsel for failure to comply with the court’s Local Rule 235-4(j). We affirm both the 41(b) dismissal and the imposition of sanctions.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In early 1978, Toombs paid $150,000 for a 15% share in Commercial Fleet Operations, Ltd. (“CFO”), a limited partnership organized by general partners Michael Leone and American Food Resources, Inc., intending to operate a commercial fishing venture off the…
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