Mealey's ( August 1, 2025, 8:50 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel issued a mandate in a case where it held a lower federal court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing homeowners’ coverage dispute stemming from a defects lawsuit over the construction of homes, finding that four out of the five factors in Hernandez v. City of El Monte favor dismissal for failure to prosecute or comply with a court order; it issued the mandate after denying the homeowners’ petition for rehearing....