Brent v. Board of Trustees of Davis & Elkins College

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• notice of entry of an order involuntarily dismissing an action for failure to prosecute under W.Va.R.Civ.P. 41(b) is necessary even though that provision does not require such notice
• “Rule 41(b) does not ... dispense with a showing of good cause in order for the plaintiff to be entitled to reinstatement. This Court has always required good cause to be shown for reinstatement.” (citations omitted)
• \Rule 41(b) does not ... dispense with a showing of good cause in order for the plaintiff to be entitled to reinstatement. This Court has always required good cause to be shown for reinstatement.\ (citations omitted)
• “[A]ll lawyers owe to their clients the duty to be properly diligent in the prosecution ... of a case_This duty includes the obligation to keep informed of the progress of a case so that whatever actions are necessary to protect a client’s interests may be taken.” (citation omitted)
• \[A]ll lawyers owe to their clients the duty to be properly diligent in the prosecution ... of a case.... This duty includes the obligation to keep informed of the progress of a case so that whatever actions are necessary to protect a client's interests may be taken.\ (citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).