Leon v. Old Republic Insurance Co.

Appellants Roy Leon and Roy Leon Customhouse Brokers, Inc., appeal an order of dismissal for failure to prosecute. We affirm.

Appellants, who will be referred to collectively as Leon, were defendants and counterplaintiffs below. After over one year had passed without record activity in the action, Leon moved for dismissal of the cause for failure to prosecute. The next day Leon filed a notice of deposition directed to appellee Old Republic Insurance Co. Thereafter, Old Republic also filed a motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute. At the hearing, Leon argued that the court should dismiss…