Legal Opinion
Maurice Manshack and Cheri B. Manshack v. Southwestern Electric Power Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1990No. 89-6209PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal challenges the district court’s discretionary dismissal without prejudice of the personal injury lawsuit filed by the Manshacks against Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO). See Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(2). As a subsidiary matter, SWEPCO contends that the district court’s grant of voluntary dismissal should be reversed because the court did not comply with its own local rules requiring ten (10) days’ notice to an opposing party of such a motion. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in either of these matters, and we…
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