Legal Opinion
Godesa A. Bomate v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 2, 1985No. 83-2303PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Per curiam
Godesa Bomate appeals the dismissal of her personal injury action against Ford Motor Company. On October 12, 1988, United States District Judge Thomas P. Jackson dismissed the case for want of prosecution under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).
Since Bomate filed this suit on March 2, 1982, she has dismissed her lawyers on five separate occasions and has been represented by nine different attorneys. Bomate’s difficulties with counsel led to numerous postponements of discovery deadlines and the rescheduling of the trial. In April 1983, Ford moved for dismissal under Rule 41(b) for want of…
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