Estate of Pataelain Paulk v. Dr. Roger T. Lott

WILSON, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. This medical malpractice case was filed in November 2012. In April 2015, the clerk and the defendants moved to dismiss for failure to prosecute. There had been no action in the case since the defendants filed their answer two years earlier. No response was filed to either motion to dismiss, and the circuit court dismissed the case for failure to prosecute. The circuit court did not abuse its discretion, so we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. The complaint filed in this case alleges the following: On November 23, 2010, Pataelain Paulk was a patient at Perry…