Summary
The United States District Court for the District of Alaska dismissed three cases filed by Tamisha Lewis-Junge without prejudice for failure to prosecute and comply with the court’s screening order. The court applied the five-factor framework for dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), denied pending motions as moot, and directed the Clerk to enter final judgment and close the cases.
Holdings
- Dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) was warranted because Plaintiff failed to comply with the court's deadline and failed to prosecute the actions diligently.
- The actions were dismissed without prejudice.
Questions Presented
- Whether the court should dismiss the actions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with the court's screening order.
- Whether dismissal should be with or without prejudice.
- Whether any lesser sanction would be satisfactory or effective.
Disposition
dismissed
Cases Cited (8)
- Hernandez v. City of El Monte, 138 F.3d 393, 399(followed)
- Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1423-1424(followed)
- Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 642-643(followed)
- Morris v. Morgan Stanley & Co., 942 F.2d 648, 652(followed)
- Anderson v. Air West, 542 F.2d 522, 524(followed)
- In re Phenylpropanolamine Products Liability Litigation, 460 F.3d 1217, 1228(followed)
- Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. v. New Images of Beverly Hills, 482 F.3d 1091, 1096(followed)
- Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1262(followed)
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