Harold McKelvey v. At & T Technologies, Inc.

In this appeal we are asked to determine whether the District Court abused its discretion when it dismissed this case for want of prosecution. Finding that simple negligence was the reason underlying plaintiff-appellant’s inaction, we hold that dismissal was too harsh a sanction in this instance. We therefore reverse the District Court’s dismissal and remand for reinstatement. Our decision is without prejudice to the imposition by the District Court of alternative sanctions which do not approach the severity of a dismissal.

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Harold McKelvey filed an employment…