Court Opinion

ID: 6769603
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-21 00:41:52.343687+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:02:43.435830
License: Public Domain

Alice Robie Resnick, J.,
concurring. I concur in the judgment of the majority, but write separately simply to state that prior to a dismissal under Civ.R. 41(B)(1), a hearing should be conducted. If a hearing is not required, a trial judge could arbitrarily dismiss for failure to prosecute based upon prior conduct in an earlier case which may not warrant dismissal.
A hearing should be conducted wherein the party seeking dismissal for want of prosecution would be required to present evidence establishing the specific conduct from the prior action which warrants dismissal. The party opposing such dismissal would also have an opportunity to present evidence in opposition to such dismissal. The trial judge and parties would be making a record which ultimately would form the basis for review where necessary.
While it may be, as the majority states, “axiomatic that a trial court may take judicial notice of its own docket,” the better practice is to conduct a hearing prior to dismissal pursuant to Civ.R. 41(B)(1).