HARMON v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.

No. 96-5207.

110 F.3d 364 (1997)

William HARMON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 9, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E.J. Leizerman, Leizerman, Williams & Reynolds, Toledo, OH (argued and briefed), for plaintiff-Appellant.

John Knox Walkup, Wayne L. Robbins, Jr., Gullett, Sanford, Robinson & Martin, Nashville, TN (argued and briefed), for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: MERRITT, RYAN, and SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judges.


RYAN, Circuit Judge.

William Harmon filed this action against CSX Transportation, Inc., pursuant to the Federal Employer's Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq. The district court dismissed Harmon's complaint for failure to prosecute and to comply with an order of the court. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.

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On December 12, 1994, Harmon filed this FELA action seeking damages for an abdominal injury allegedly caused by CSXT...

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