Pool v. Butte Pre-Release Center, Inc.

Walter F. Pool filed this wrongful discharge action in the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, in 1987. In 1996, the court dismissed the action for failure to prosecute, pursuant to Rule 41(b), M.R.Civ.P. Pool appeals. We affirm.

The issue is whether the District Court abused its discretion in dismissing this action for failure to prosecute.

In his complaint, Pool alleged that he was wrongfully discharged from employment at the Butte Pre-Release Center, Inc., in the spring of 1985 in breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Butte Pre-Release filed an answer…