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SMITH v. OELENSCHLAGER

No. 87-1552.

845 F.2d 1182 (1988)

John SMITH, Appellant v. James OELENSCHLAGER and James F. Green.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 8, 1988.

Rehearing Denied May 12, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Weisbord, Weisbord & Weisbord, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Dean F. Murtagh, John P. Shusted, German, Gallagher & Murtagh, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.

Before SLOVITER, STAPLETON and MANSMANN, Circuit Judges.

Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) February 3, 1988.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

The appellant asks us to reverse the order dismissing his motion for a new trial, arguing that the district court abused its discretion in following the literal language of a local rule. Local Rule 20(e) of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, provides:

Within ten (10) days after filing any post-trial motion, the...

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