Case Name: Harry LEVINE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO., Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1960-10-21
Citations: 283 F.2d 532
Docket Number: No. 59, Docket 26315
Parties: Harry LEVINE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO., Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 283
Pages: 532–532

Head Matter:
Harry LEVINE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO., Defendant-Appellee.
No. 59, Docket 26315.
United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.
Argued Oct. 11, 1960.
Decided Oct. 21, 1960.
Harry Levine, plaintiff-appellant, pro se.
James B. Henry, Jr., New York City (William Jannen, Jr., and Cahill, Gordon, Reindel & Ohl, New York City), for defendant-appellee.
Before CLARK and FRIENDLY, Circuit Judges, and DIMOCK, District Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Judge Dawson had ample discretion to dismiss plaintiff's action when plaintiff did not appear for trial at the time previously set in pre-trial conference. F.R.Civ.P. 41(b); Joseph v. Norton Co., 2 Cir., 273 F.2d 65. Additionally the disclosures at the conference showed that plaintiff had no claim; the advertising "plan" which he volunteered to send the defendant contained nothing which was not common knowledge. Soule v. Bon Ami Co., 201 App.Div. 794,195 N. Y.S. 574, affirmed 235 N.Y. 609, 139 N.E. 754; Masline v. New York, N. H. & H. R. Co., 95 Conn. 702, 112 A. 639.
Affirmed.