O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal and cross-appeal we must decide whether a civil action can be dismissed as a sanction for failure to comply with discovery rules and whether a summary judgment motion on a counterclaim can be granted based solely on failure of the opposing party to file an answering memorandum under local court rules.
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Del P. Henry, Jr., ("Henry") brought suit against Gill Industries, Inc. ("Gill") in January 1989 for alleged...
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