Can a party be dismissed from an action if they fail to prosecute the action?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Alvarez v. Johnson, Case No. 1:17-cv-00996-AWI-SAB (E.D. Cal. 2017):
A court may dismiss an action based on a party's failure to prosecute an action, failure to obey a court order, or failure to comply with local rules. See, e.g. Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52,
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