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In Rodriguez v. Gusman, No. 19-2213 (2d Cir. Aug. 31, 2020), the Second Circuit holds that administrative closure of a civil case when a plaintiff is absent is “a last resort that is appropriate only when all other alternatives are virtually impossible or so impractical as to significantly interfere with the operations of the districtContinue reading “Second Circuit Announces Stringent Standards for Administrative Closure of a Civil Case When a Plaintiff Is Unavailable”