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MEDEIROS v. UNITED STATES

No. 80-1049.

621 F.2d 468 (1980)

Joseph MEDEIROS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 28, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberta Edwards Kettlewell, Boston, Mass., with whom Carl J. Young and O'Neill & Young, P. C., Boston, Mass., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Carolyn S. Grace, Asst. U. S. Atty., Boston, Mass., with whom Edward F. Harrington, U. S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Circuit Judge, LOUGHLIN, District Judge.

LOUGHLIN, District Judge.

The issue in this case is whether the district court judge abused his discretion in dismissing plaintiff's action for lack of prosecution.

Plaintiff's complaint was filed on November 15, 1977 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C., §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq. alleging that he was injured in March, 1976 while an inmate at Allenwood Prison...

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