U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1991

The court affirmed dismissal of Jourdan’s pro se civil-rights action for failure to prosecute. It held that the latitude afforded pro se litigants in construing pleadings does not excuse failure to comply with straightforward court deadlines, particularly where extensions were granted and no special circumstances…

The Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of Howard’s Social Security benefits because her general objection to the magistrate’s report did not preserve any issue for appeal under the circuit’s waiver rule.