FORD v. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE

No. S-3754.

813 P.2d 654 (1991)

Jewell FORD, Appellant, v. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

June 21, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnny O. Gibbons, M. Ashley Dickerson, Inc., Anchorage, for appellant.

D. Kevin Williams, Birch, Horton, Bittner & Cherot, Anchorage, for appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and BURKE, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.


OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

This case involves a single issue: does Alaska Civil Rule 16.1(g) provide the exclusive procedure for dismissing "fast-track"1 cases for failure to prosecute, or may a trial court dismiss a fast-track case under Civil Rule 41(e). Rule 16.1(g) provides that the court will transfer a fast-track case to the inactive calendar if a motion to set trial is not filed within 270 days after service of the summons...

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