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Nature of Suit Code: 355
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability

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Rodgers v. Curators of University of Missouri, 135 F.3d 1216, 1219 (8th Cir. 1998).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

CURTIS ANTHONY GATES

and SHARON GATES PLAINTIFFS

v. 4:06CV01511-WRW

DAIMLERCHRYSLER MOTORS

COMPANY, L.L.C. d/b/a 

DAIMLERCHRYSLER MOTORS

COMPANY, L.L.C. of DELAWARE

f/k/a DAIMLERCRYSLER MOTORS 

CORPORATION DEFENDANT

ORDER

Pending is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 24). Plaintiff has responded (Doc. No.

26).

Defendant argues that this case should be dismissed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) because

Plaintiffs have failed to comply with its discovery requests. “Dismissal with prejudice is an extreme

sanction and should be used only in cases of wilful disobedience of a court order or . . . persistent

failure to prosecute a complaint.”1

 Defendant has presented no such evidence. Plaintiff has shown

that any delay is discovery was due to a back injury sustained by Plaintiffs’ counsel. Accordingly,

Defendant’s Motion is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED this 27th day of February, 2007.

 /s/Wm. R. Wilson, Jr.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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