Bernie Bierman v. Tampa Electric Company, and Western Continental, Inc.

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• holding that a prior dismissal for “want of prosecution” operated as an “adjudication on the merits” giving rise to claim preclusion
• where district court dismissed action sua sponte for failure to prosecute and did not specify whether dismissal was with or without prejudice, dismissal acted as adjudication on merits, such that res judicata barred subsequent action presenting same claim
• where district court dismissed action sua sponte for failure to prosecute and did not specify whether dismissal was with or without prejudice, dismissal acted as adjudication on merits, such that res judicata barred subsequent action presenting same claim

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