Odom v. Ferguson

affirming dismissal of complaint for refusal to amend despite specific instructions to do so and for failure to appear at the pre-trial conference | dismissal justified when counsel failed to amend complaint over nine-month period and failed to appear at pretrial hearing | in order for the complainant to have his or her day in court, the Commission need not actually engage in conciliation | in order for the complainant to have his or her day in court, the Commission need not actually engage in conciliation | “[o]nce a right and a violation have been shown, the scope of a district court’s equitable powers to remedy past wrongs is broad, for breadth and flexibility are inherent in equitable remedies” | action by rail carriers to enjoin selective striking by union | action by rail carriers to enjoin selective striking by union | judicial relief available in “situation bordering on patent official bad faith” | such legal premises are "reviewable fully and de novo" | such legal premises are “reviewable fully and de novo” | private injury does not necessarily accompany public injury | private injury does not necessarily accompany public injury | estate not allowed to deduct undistributed corporate income