MORRIS v. MORGAN STANLEY & CO.

Nos. 89-15727, 89-16129.

942 F.2d 648 (1991)

William MORRIS; Jeanne Morris, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MORGAN STANLEY & CO.; Randal Longfield, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 20, 1991.

As Amended September 9, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Gyemant and Dennis A. Babbits, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Dale E. Barnes, Jr., McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before HUG, BEEZER and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.


BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

William and Jeanne Morris appeal from a July 1989 Order of the District Court for the Northern District of California dismissing their action for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). We review a dismissal under Rule 41(b) for abuse of discretion. Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440 (9th Cir.1988) (per curiam). Appellants also assert the district court was without jurisdiction...

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