McLAUGHLIN v. CHESHIRE

No. 81-2216.

676 F.2d 855 (1982)

Francis X. McLAUGHLIN, et al., Appellants, v. Maxine CHESHIRE.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis McLaughlin, pro se, for appellants.

David E. Kendall, Washington, D. C., with whom Kevin T. Baine, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before WRIGHT, TAMM, and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.


Opinion PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal requires us to address the limits on the District Court's discretion to require a plaintiff to pay a defendant's reasonable expenses when the plaintiff seeks voluntary dismissal of one action to pursue related claims in another forum.

On April 1, 1981 appellants amended their complaint in a Maryland state court action to include appellee as a defendant; on April 2, 1981 appellants filed actions against appellee...

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