NEGRETE v. NATIONAL R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

No. 07-3287.

547 F.3d 721 (2008)

Jorge NEGRETE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (Amtrak), Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 27, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Tighe (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Diane I. Jennings (argued), Susan K. Laing, Anderson, Rasor & Partners, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and ROVNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Jorge Negrete, a former track-repair worker for Amtrak, hurt his back when he fell off a welding truck. He sued Amtrak, alleging that the injury had left him permanently disabled and unable to work. The district court, however, dismissed his case after determining that Negrete had intentionally flouted discovery deadlines, hidden and tampered with evidence, and lied in his deposition. We affirm, and because it appears that Negrete may have committed...

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