Legal Opinion
Bernard P. Colokathis v. Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 15, 1982No. 82-1410PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
Bernard Colokathis appeals from an order of the District Court of New Hampshire dismissing his complaint for want of prosecution. After hearing oral argument from the parties and carefully reviewing the record, we conclude that the district court was within the proper exercise of its discretion in dismissing the case.
The case has a long history. We rehearse here only the highlights. Plaintiff filed his complaint in November of 1977. Extensive discovery was conducted by plaintiff’s first trial counsel and a trial date was set for June 9,1980. On May 6,1980, the case was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Franklin W. Durgin, Catherine Durgin, and Orpha Durgin v. John T. Graham, M. Smith Burns, B. Clarke Nichols, and Lindsay Newspapers,inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Asociacion De Empleados Del Instituto De Cultura Puertorriquena v. Luis M. Rodriguez Morales, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Angel M. Cosme Nieves v. Col. Robert C. Deshler, C.O., Fort BuchananCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- McDermott v. LehmanDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1984
- Enlace Mercantil Internacional, Inc. v. Senior Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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