October 3, 1994 [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
No. 93-2351
MARTHA MARRERO-RIVERA,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, ET AL.,
Defendants, Appellees.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO
[Hon. Jose Antonio Fuste, U.S. District Judge]
Before
Selya, Circuit Judge,
Coffin, Senior Circuit Judge,
and Stahl, Circuit Judge.
Francisco M. Dolz-Sanchez for appellant.
Carlos Lugo Fiol, Deputy Solicitor General, with whom Pedro A.
Delgado-Hernandez, Solicitor General, was on brief for appellee.
Per curiam. The district court dismissed this action
because of appellant's failure to comply with specific court
orders and discovery deadlines. We have carefully considered the
arguments raised on appeal, but find no basis for disturbing the
district court's discretionary decision to dismiss the case with
prejudice. See HMG Property Investors, Inc. v. Parque Industrial
Rio Canas, 847 F.2d 908, 916 (1st Cir. 1988) ("Courts cannot
function if litigants may, with impunity, disobey lawful orders.
It has long been the rule that federal courts possess plenary
authority `to manage their own affairs so as to achieve the
orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.'") Accordingly, we
affirm its judgment.
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