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CONNOLLY v. PAPACHRISTID SHIPPING LTD.

No. 74-1214.

504 F.2d 917 (1974)

Robert CONNOLLY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAPACHRISTID SHIPPING LTD. et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 9, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin L. Katz, Herbert Zelenko, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Victor T. Hudson, William W. Stoudenmire, Mobile, Ala., for defendants-appellees.

Before TUTTLE, RONEY and GEE, Circuit Judges.

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a dismissal of plaintiff's claim with prejudice for failure to prosecute under Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

The plaintiff, Robert Connolly, a citizen of Grand Caymen Islands, British West Indies, was an able-bodied seaman on a vessel owned by the defendant. On October 10, 1972, he was injured in an accident at sea and subsequently filed suit in the Southern District of Alabama on October 16,...

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