Catlin Specialty Insurance Company, Inc v. The Landings at Carver Park, LLLP et al

Filing 35

ORDER granting 32 Motion to extend time to serve Defendants Ricky Harrison, Wendell Edwards and Cordarius Williams. Signed by Magistrate Judge Thomas B. Smith on 1/20/2017. (Smith, Thomas)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
CATLIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY, INC,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:16-cv-1650-Orl-41TBS

THE LANDINGS AT CARVER PARK,
LLLP, WENDELL EDWARDS, RICKY
HARRISON, DAQUAN LUNDY, THE
ESTATE OF GINO NICHOLAS, THE
ESTATE OF TANYA SKEEN,
CORDARIUS WILLIAMS and HOUSING
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
ORLANDO, INC.,
Defendants.
ORDER
This case comes before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Extension of Time to
Effect Service of Process on Defendants Ricky Harrison, Wendell Edwards and Cordarius
Williams (Doc. 32). Plaintiff had through January 18, 2016 to serve Defendants (Id., ¶ 1).
Plaintiffs aver that they have “made multiple attempts to serve [Harrison, Edwards and
Williams] and is [sic] endeavoring to obtain additional information to attempt to perfect
service at additional locations based upon information obtained from its service attempts
as well as other investigatory efforts.” (Id., ¶ 3). Now, Plaintiffs seek an enlargement of
time, through February 17, 2017, within to serve these Defendants (Id., ¶ 4).
Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires a plaintiff to serve any
defendant “within 90 days after the complaint is filed.” Where, as here, a plaintiff fails to
serve a defendant within the required time, the Court “must dismiss the action without

prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made within a specified time.”
FED. R. CIV. P. 4(m). If the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court may not
dismiss the action and must give the plaintiff a reasonable time to perfect service. Id.
Plaintiffs have shown good cause for an enlargement of time. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s
motion is GRANTED, and they have through February 17, 2017 to serve Harrison,
Edwards and Williams.
DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on January 20, 2017.

Copies furnished to Counsel of Record

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