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RIVERA-ALMODÓVAR v. INSEC

No. 12-2419.

730 F.3d 23 (2013)

Betzaida RIVERA-ALMODÓVAR, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. INSTITUTO SOCIOECONÓMICO COMUNITARIO, INC., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

September 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johanna M. Emmanuelli Huertas and Pedro Ortiz Álvarez, LLC on brief for appellant.

Carlos George-Iguina and O'Neill & Borges, LLC on brief for appellees.

Before TORRUELLA, SELYA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

When a party takes a languid approach both to completing pretrial discovery and to the imminent threat posed by a motion for summary judgment, bad things usually happen. Although such a party may scramble valiantly to regain lost ground, he should not be surprised to encounter an inhospitable reception. "[C]ourts — like the Deity — are more prone to help those who help themselves." Williams...

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