Rovner v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.

GRIM, Senior District Judge.

This motion picture anti-trust suit was begun December 31,1952, over nine years ago. The last previously docketed proceeding having been defendants’ notice of taking depositions on September 14, 1959, the Clerk of this court sent a notice to counsel for the parties on September 19, 1961, conformably with Rule 18 of this court, which provides:

“Whenever in any civil action the Clerk shall ascertain that no proceeding has been docketed therein for a period of more than two successive years immediately preceding such ascertainment, the Clerk shall send notice to…