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BELCHER v. JOHNSON

No. 79-1172.

427 A.2d 436 (1981)

William BELCHER et al., Appellants, v. Aulin E. JOHNSON et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 11, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin F. Amos, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Blaine P. Friedlander, Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before GALLAGHER, MACK and FERREN, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This case involved a suit for an accounting brought by members of the Mount Jezreel Baptist Church. The complaint was filed June 20, 1977. On June 11, 1979, the trial court sua sponte dismissed the complaint for failure to prosecute. This appeal resulted.

Normally a dismissal for failure to prosecute results from a motion filed by the opposing party. The Supreme Court in Link v. Wabash Railroad Co., 370 U.S. 626<...

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