Legal Opinion
Lyell Theatre Corp. v. Loews Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 28, 1982No. 728, Docket 81-7740PublishedCited by 514 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
After ten years of broken promises, inactivity and delay, the district court dismissed plaintiffs’ complaint for failure to prosecute. We affirm, and write to make known our view on the appropriateness of the extreme sanction of dismissal.
Plaintiffs Lyell Theatre Corporation and Martina Theatre Corporation (Lyell Thea-tres) were motion picture exhibitors. At the time this action was instituted these corporations conducted business in Rochester, New York under the control and management of Charles Martina and his son Vincent. The defendants are either film distributors…
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