California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sanborn v. McClatchy Newspapers, 128 Cal.Rptr. 507, 56 Cal.App.3d 492 (Cal. App. 1976):
Plaintiff contends that the trial court abused it discretion in dismissing the action against Chronicle for failure to prosecute under Code of Civil Procedure section 583, subdivision (a), relying on Weeks v. Roverts (1968) 68 Cal.2d 802, 69 Cal.Rptr. 305, 442 P.2d 361.
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