Missouri v. Rockwood School District
Missouri v. Rockwood Sch. Dist., 488 U.S. 825 (1988)
Opinion of the Court
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C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.
How later courts describe this case
Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 7 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.
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(using the Elliott factors in a federal action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, then applying state collateral estoppel law)
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(sanction of dismissal proper where plaintiff, ignoring the magistrate judge’s admonition about sanctions, refused repeatedly to answer questions during court ordered deposition)
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(“[I]n this day of burgeoning, costly and protracted litigation courts should not shrink from imposing harsh sanctions where ... they are clearly warranted.”)
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(lack of due care in promulgating a policy, or in having no policy or program at all on an issue, however imprudent it may seem, is encompassed within the discretionary function exception)
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(State of Missouri liable to school district for building repairs)
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(defendants’ fraudulent conduct considered in support of issuing injunction)
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