Hill v. Social Security Administration

Filing 4

ORDER directing the plaintiff to obtain service on defendant within 30 days of the date of this Order, or the complaint will be dismissed. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 11/20/13. (kpr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
EASTERN DIVISION

ANDREW LEE HILL,

Plaintiff

v.

2:12CV00144 BSM/JTK

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner, Social
Security Administration,1

Defendant
ORDER

Although the complaint in this case was filed July 23, 2012,
no return of service has been filed indicating that proper service
has been obtained on Defendant.
Under
dismissal.

these

circumstances,

the

complaint

is

subject

to

Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(m); Bryant v. Brooklyn Barbecue Corp.,

932 F.2d 697 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 1005 (1991); Ouzts
v. Cummins, 825 F.2d 1276 (8th Cir. 1987).
Plaintiff must obtain service on defendant within 30 days of
the date of this Order, or the complaint will be dismissed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 20th day of November, 2013.

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1

On February 14, 2013, Carolyn W. Colvin became the Acting
Commissioner of Social Security. She is therefore substituted for
Michael J. Astrue pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 25(d).