IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 96-30951
Conference Calendar
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MARY ANN LOVELL,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
JOHN B. SLATTERY, JR., McConell & Slattery
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Louisiana
USDC No. 96-CV-1183-F
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February 20, 1997
Before SMITH, EMILIO M. GARZA, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Mary Ann Lovell appeals the district court’s sua sponte
dismissal without prejudice of her complaint against John B.
Slattery, Jr. The district court’s dismissal pursuant to Fed. R.
Civ. P. 41(b) for failure to prosecute was not an abuse of
discretion. See McCullough v. Lynaugh, 835 F.2d 1126, 1127 (5th
Cir. 1988).
This appeal is frivolous. It is DISMISSED. See 5th Cir. R.
42.2.
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Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule
47.5.4.