Legal Opinion
3 Penny Theater Corp. v. Plitt Theatres, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 19, 1987No. 86-1868PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
The 3 Penny Theater Corporation (“3 Penny”) appeals from the district court’s dismissal of its case for want of prosecution under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). 3 Penny also appeals from the district court’s denial of its motion to vacate the dismissal and reinstate the case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). We affirm the judgment of the district court.
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On April 19, 1984, 3 Penny filed a complaint in federal district court against eight motion picture distributors and one motion picture exhibitor and its related theaters. The complaint alleged that the…
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