BOUDREAU v. UNITED STATES

No. 15537.

250 F.2d 209 (1957)

Alan W. BOUDREAU, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

November 27, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. J. Doyle, Edward J. Reidy, Jr., San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

George C. Doub, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leavenworth Colby, Special Asst. to Atty. Gen., Keith R. Ferguson, Special Asst. to Atty. Gen., Lloyd H. Burke, U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., Lillick, Geary, Wheat, Adams & Charles, Mark Scott Hamilton, San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before DENMAN, BARNES and HAMLEY, Circuit Judges.


DENMAN, Circuit Judge.

Boudreau, a merchant seaman, appeals from the dismissal for lack of prosecution of his libel for personal injuries caused by appellee brought under 28 U.S. C. § 1916.

This libel was filed on May 5, 1954 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Rule 14 of that court provides:

"Dismissal For Want Of Prosecution "At a time fixed by the Court at least every six months, the Clerk...

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