Legal Opinion
William R. Russell v. William Cunningham
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1956No. 13-57072PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from the denial of a motion for either a continuance or a dismissal without prejudice 1 and the entry of a dismissal with prejudice for failure to prosecute * 2 by the District Court of Guam. Appellant contends that this action constituted a “gross abuse of discretion” warranting reversal, 3 that the rule of the District Court of Guam requiring a bond to secure costs from non-resident plaintiffs is void, and that the District Court could not award attorneys' fees as costs.
Appellant, a seaman employed by the Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS), lost an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hicks v. Bekins Moving & Storage Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
- Carnegie Nat. Bank v. City of Wolf PointCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
- United States v. Pacific Fruit & Produce Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
- Eva Rose Boling v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Peardon v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Robert L. Brewster v. North American Van Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Kurt Von Poppenheim v. Portland Boxing & Wrestling CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- John Hawes, Etc. v. Club Ecuestre El Comandante, Nancy Kreitzer v. Puerto Rican Cars, Inc., Daniel Ventura v. El Conquistador HotelCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Souchet v. CosíoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1961
- Burke v. Ernest W. Hahn, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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