Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Carty's Automotive Electrical Center, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 21, 1993No. 92-CV-784PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
We here vacate a dismissal entered pursuant to Super.Ct.Civ.R. 41(b).
Plaintiff (appellant here) filed the instant complaint on October 26, 1991. Defendant (appellee) answered on January 9, 1992. On February 7, 1992, the trial judge dismissed the case for want of prosecution because plaintiff did not appear for the initial hearing in the ease scheduled for that day. As the trial judge did not indicate to the contrary, the dismissal amounted to a judgment on the merits. Rule 41(b).
On June 9, 1992, plaintiff, by counsel, filed a “Consent Motion to Reinstate Case” under…
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