Legal Opinion
Atlantic Petroleum Corp. v. Jackson Oil Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 5, 1990No. 87-623PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
Atlantic Petroleum Corporation appeals from the dismissal of its lawsuit against Jackson Oil Company for failure to prosecute. Super.Ct.Civ.R. 41(b). Atlantic Petroleum Corporation (plaintiff) alleges that the trial judge abused his discretion by (1) granting the motion of plaintiff’s trial counsel to withdraw his appearance on the day of trial, (2) concurrently denying plaintiff’s request for a continuance to find substitute counsel and (3) dismissing the plaintiff’s lawsuit against Jackson Oil Company for failure to prosecute when plaintiff was unable to find substitute…
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