United States Seventh Circuit

In a prisoner's-rights suit filed after being plaintiff was seriously injured while working in a prison kitchen, denial of a continuance and dismissal of plaintiff's case with prejudice for failure to prosecute is reversed where no conduct on plaintiff's part justified the severe sanction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/12/2007
• Decided 02/01/2008
• Published 02/01/2008

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barbara J. Clinite (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Evan Siegel (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, Karen L. Kendall, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.