United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp. v. Bank Line Transport & Trading Co.

KERRIGAN, District Judge.

This ease comes before me on motion to dismiss under rule 76 of the General Rules of Pleading and Practice of this court. Rule 76 provides:

“Causes which have been pending in this court for more than one year without any proceedings having been taken thereifi during such year may be dismissed, as of course, for want of prosecution, by the court on its own motion, at a general calling of a calendar prepared for the purpose by the clerk. Such cases may also be dismissed for want *431of prosecution at any time on motion by any party upon notice to the other parties.”

The libel…