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REGAN v. SOUTH CENT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

No. 2016-CA-00696-SCT.

234 So.3d 1242 (2017)

Shelia REGAN v. SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 7, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: NORMAN WILLIAM PAULI, JR.

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: RICHARD O. BURSON , PEELER GRAYSON LACEY, JR. , SHIRLEY M. MOORE.

BEFORE WALLER, C.J., KING AND MAXWELL, JJ.

¶ 1. If a plaintiff files a civil lawsuit, then fails to pursue it, the trial court or defendant may move to dismiss for failure to prosecute.1 A plaintiff's delay alone may warrant dismissal if the trial court finds lesser sanctions would not suffice.2

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