Tower Ventures, Inc. v. City of Westfield
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
296 F.3d 43 (1st Cir. 2002)
Relevant factsFree
After Ventures (plaintiff) repeatedly failed to meet extended scheduling-order deadlines in its suit against Westfield (defendant) over a denied wireless-tower permit, offering only that its counsel had been "preoccupied," the district court ordered Ventures to show cause why the complaint should not be dismissed with prejudice, then dismissed it based on the repeated noncompliance.
IssueFree
Whether a district court has discretion to dismiss a complaint for a plaintiff's noncompliance with a scheduling order.