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Civil Procedure – dismissal — failure to prosecute

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//July 8, 2014//

Civil Procedure – dismissal — failure to prosecute

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//July 8, 2014//

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

Civil

Civil Procedure – dismissal — failure to prosecute

Where the plaintiff missed multiple status hearings and failed to comply with discovery, the case was properly dismissed for failure to prosecute.

“In this case, Elrabadi’s failure to appear at multiple status hearings and Salata’s ongoing failure to provide outstanding discovery to Weyerhaeuser even after being compelled by the court to do so provided the district court with more than enough reason to dismiss Salata’s case for failure to prosecute. The ‘pattern of delay and indifference’ evinced by Salata and her counsel strongly supports the district court’s dismissal, and we find no abuse of discretion. Ryer v. Russell, 974 F.2d 1340, *3 (7th Cir. 1992).”

Affirmed.

13-3136 Salata v. Weyerhaeuser Co.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Zagel, J., Bauer, J.

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