Dismissal for Pro Se’s Discovery Abuse 
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Published: September 10, 2012
Tags: Civil Procedure, Judge T.S. Ellis III, Judge Theresa C. Buchanan, U.S. District Court - Eastern District
An Alexandria U.S. District Court accepts a magistrate judge’s recommendation to dismiss with prejudice a plaintiff’s suit alleging defendant school system “forced” her to leave and discriminated against her on the basis of age by causing her to resign prior to her full retirement, based on plaintiff’s failure to respond to discovery requests.
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