discovery-sanction

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
24-7256 John Douglas v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc., et al. Seventh Circuit 2025-05-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-rights discovery-sanction federal-procedure judicial-discretion pro-se section-1983 Whether a dismissal of a meritorious and complex de-consolidated Federal Section 1983 lawsuit is appropriate as a discovery sanction when delayed comp…
22-6850 Raul Mendez v. Community Health Clinics, Inc., dba Terry Reilly Health Services Ninth Circuit 2023-02-23 Denied IFP civil-procedure discovery-sanction dismissal-sanction due-process finality-rule judicial-discretion res-judicata sanctions usurpation-of-judicial-power writ-of-certiorari Is a dismissal sanction a decision on the legal merits of the case? Are Courts required to warn parties about the possibility of dismissal in order to…