DUNBAR v. TRIANGLE LUMBER AND SUPPLY CO.

No. 86-1268.

816 F.2d 126 (1987)

DUNBAR, Paul and Dunbar, Nancy, his wife v. TRIANGLE LUMBER AND SUPPLY COMPANY, a Pennsylvania Corporation and Frank A. D'Lauro Company, a Pennsylvania Corporation and Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and Alpine Engineered Products, Inc. v. TANKLE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. ALPINE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INC. Appeal of Nancy DUNBAR

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isaac Green (argued), Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Allan Greenberg, Stephen B. Slick, Troy Cloud, Esquire (argued), Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Triangle Lumber & Supply Co.

Before SEITZ, BECKER and MANSMANN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court dismissing plaintiff's complaint for failure to prosecute. We are required to address the recurring problem confronting a district judge when counsel fails to discharge properly his or her professional obligation to the court and to the client.

I.

Paul and Nancy Dunbar, husband and wife, through the law firm of Ballen, Keiser, Denker, Bor &...

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