Legal Opinion
Riverside Memorial Mausoleum, Inc. v. Sonnenblick-Goldman Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 17, 1978No. Civ. A. No. 75-1079PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.
This case presents a picture of persistent and studied indifference by the plaintiffs to court orders and to the time requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The litany of defiance follows:
On October 20, 1975, mea sponte, I ordered briefs to be filed on the question of subject matter'jurisdiction. The plaintiffs’ brief was due on November 4th.
November 4th came and went and no brief was filed on behalf of the plaintiffs, nor had there been any request for an extension of time.
On November 13th, nine days after the plaintiffs’ brief was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Patricia Scott Anderson v. Air West, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Redfield v. Ystalyfera Iron Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
- William Link v. Wabash Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United Nuclear Corp. v. General Atomic Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
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- Martin v. Easton Publishing Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Riverside Memorial Mausoleum, Inc. v. UMET TrustDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- United States v. AlgieDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1980
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