Legal Opinion
Shalabey v. Memorial Hospital of the South Broward Hospital District
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 27, 1971No. 70-984PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGER, Judge.
• Plaintiff appeals a final order in favor of defendants dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for want of prosecution under the provisions of Rule 1.420(e), F.R.C.P., 30 F.S.A. The record reflects that plaintiff filed her complaint on April 21, 1967. The record further reflects that the last action taken by the filing of pleadings by any party occurred on October 10, 1969.
On October 10, 1970, the trial court, sua sponte, prepared and entered a motion to dismiss for want of prosecution and notice of hearing thereon to be held on October 27, 1970. The record further reflects that the…
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