Noble v. United States Postal Service

JUDGMENT

Upon consideration of the briefs filed by the parties and the district court record, it is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s order filed September 13, 2002, dismissing the complaint for want of prosecution be vacated and the case remanded for further proceedings. Fed. R. Civ. P 41(b) provides that a court may dismiss an action for failure of the plaintiff to prosecute or to comply with the Rules of Civil Procedure or any order of the court. Such dismissals are reviewed for abuse of discretion. See Bristol Petroleum Corp. v. Harris, 901 F.2d 165, 167 (D.C.Cir.1990). Because…