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HAMILTON v. NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES, LTD.

No. 85-2149.

811 F.2d 498 (1987)

Amos HAMILTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES, LTD., Interocean Steamship Corporation, Does 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees, and Crescent Wharf and Warehouse, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 25, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frances Pinnock, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert A. Mehaffey, Jr., San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before SNEED, KENNEDY and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:

Amos Hamilton appeals from the dismissal of his suit against Neptune Orient Lines and Interocean Steamship Corporation for want of prosecution. We conclude that although dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) is an appropriate means of ensuring the expeditious resolution of litigation, dismissal was improper in this case. We do so with some reluctance.

Hamilton alleged that he suffered a disabling injury while unloading...

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