PER CURIAM.
This case illustrates the dilemma confronting a district court when a plaintiff fails to comply with a court's pre-trial orders. The court is faced with a Hobson's choice: either it penalizes the plaintiff for the neglect or incompetence of his counsel, or it must overlook the non-compliance thereby rendering its order a nullity. Sam L. Carter appeals the dismissal of his civil rights action because his attorney failed to comply with the district court...
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