Does dismissal of an action for failure to comply with a court order violate the right to a jury trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lyons v. Wickhorst, 231 Cal.Rptr. 738, 42 Cal.3d 911, 727 P.2d 1019 (Cal. 1986):
Dismissal of an action for failure to comply with a court order does not always violate the right to a jury trial. 1 The dismissal power is narrowly circumscribed because[727 P.2d 1025] every litigant must be afforded the opportunity to present his claims before a jury of his peers. (Cf. Dorsey v. Barba
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