Legal Opinion
Charles Kruger v. Kenneth S. Apfel
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 10, 2000No. 98-4193PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Per curiam
In February 1998, Charles Kruger filed suit in district court challenging the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) final decision denying his application for disability benefits, He appeals the dismissal of his suit under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute. Because the district court abused its discretion by dismissing the case without due warning to Kruger’s counsel, we vacate and remand for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1992, Kruger, who served as an officer in the United States Army for 20 years before poor health forced him to resign, applied for social…
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