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Dismissal Due to Fault of Plaintiff
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- May Rule17’s plaintiff-fault principles apply to a counterclaimant by virtue of Section4?
- The case has not moved because the court itself repeatedly reset hearings despite plaintiff’s timely compliance and rea…
- A counterclaimant unjustifiably refuses to prosecute its counterclaim for an unreasonable time. It says Rule17 can neve…
- At defendant’s evidence date, the plaintiff does not attend. It has complied with all applicable orders and rules, and …
- A dismissal motion accuses plaintiff of ignoring an order, but the court record proves full timely compliance and no ot…
- Explain why a long interval caused by court resets does not alone prove unreasonable plaintiff nonprosecution where pla…
- A counterclaimant claims immunity from fault dismissal because it is nominally a defendant. Explain Section4.
- Distinguish Section3’s specific evidence-in-chief attendance ground from an unrestricted rule that every absence requir…