Untimely service may be excused without ‘good cause’

Where a plaintiff failed to serve defendants within the 90-day period required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m), the rule gives district courts discretion to grant an extension even without a showing of good cause. Background The plaintiffs served process on several of the defendants roughly a year after filing their complaint, in violation of Federal Rule ...

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Untimely service may be excused without ‘good cause’

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