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What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals. Your task is to identify the forum that heard this case immediately before the case came to the court of appeals.

PER CURIAM:
The appellants brought this suit as a class action. Before the court reached a determination of appellants’ right to maintain this suit as a class action, the district judge ordered appellants to “amend their complaints so as to include ' as parties plaintiff all members of the alleged class who have retained counsel for the plaintiffs to represent them in these two cases.” Ten months later the district judge dismissed appellants’ suit with prejudice when appellants failed to comply with this order. Rule 41(b) F.R.Civ.P.
We agree with the order of dismissal by the district court, but vacate that part of the order making the dismissal with prejudice and remand with instructions to enter the order without prejudice.

Question: What forum heard this case immediately before the case came to the court of appeals?
A. Federal district court (single judge)
B. 3 judge district court
C. State court
D. Bankruptcy court, referee in bankruptcy, special master
E. Federal magistrate
F. Federal administrative agency
G. Court of Customs & Patent Appeals
H. Court of Claims
I. Court of Military Appeals
J. Tax Court or Tax Board
K. Administrative law judge
L. U.S. Supreme Court (remand)
M. Special DC court (not the US District Court for DC)
N. Earlier appeals court panel
O. Other
P. Not ascertained
Answer:

Answer: A