inherent authority to sanction a party or attorney who has acted in “bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons.” Quiroga v. Hasbro, Inc., 934 F.2d 497, 504-05 (3d Cir. 1991), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 940, 112 S.Ct. 376, 116 L.Ed.2d 327 (1991). This inherent authority includes “the ability to fashion an appropriate sanction for conduct which abuses the judicial process.” Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger, — U.S. -, 137 S.Ct. 1178, 1186, 197 L.Ed.2d 585 (2017). Dismissal of a lawsuit, while severe, is well within a court’s discretion as a sanction to impose pursuant to a court’s inherent authority. Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 601 U.S. 32, 44-45, 111 S.Ct. 2123, 115 L.Ed.2d 27 (1991); Roadway Exp., Inc. v. Piper, 447 U.S. 752, 765, 100 S.Ct. 2455, 65 L.Ed.2d 488 (1980) (<HOLDING>). Where there is a “pattern of wrongdoing” or a
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