Difference between revisions of "Long v. Simmons"
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| − | + | In ''Long v. Simmons'', 77 F.3d 878, 880 (5th Cir. 1996), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the [[Fifth Circuit]] held that "[a] dismissal without prejudice is appropriate only if the failure to comply with the court order was the result of purposeful delay or contumaciousness and the record reflects that the district court employed lesser sanctions before dismissing the action." | |
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Revision as of 20:38, November 11, 2007
In Long v. Simmons, 77 F.3d 878, 880 (5th Cir. 1996), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that "[a] dismissal without prejudice is appropriate only if the failure to comply with the court order was the result of purposeful delay or contumaciousness and the record reflects that the district court employed lesser sanctions before dismissing the action."