Miller v. Bulloch County Board of Commissioners, et al

Filing 9

ORDER directing the counsel for Plaintiff, James Anthony Miller, to show cause within 14 days of the service of this order why this case should not be dismissed for violating Rule 4(m). Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 11/3/16. (jrb) Modified on 11/3/2016 (jrb).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
STATESBORO DIVISION
JAMES ANTHONY MILLER,
Plaintiff,
v.

CV615-127

BULLOCH COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS, LYNN M.
ANDERSON, in his official capacity
as Sheriff of Bulloch County, Georgia,
et al.
Defendants.

ORDER
Plaintiff James Anthony, represented by counsel, brought this civil
rights and personal injury case against the Bulloch County Board of
Commissioners; Lynn M. Anderson, in his official capacity as Sherriff of
Bulloch County; and several employees of the Bulloch County Sherriff’s
Department. Doc. 1. He has paid the filing fee but has failed to serve the
defendants within the 120 days demanded by the then-effective Fed. R.
Civ. P. 4(m). 1 The Court thus directs him, within 14 days of the date this

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Rule 4 was amended April 29, 2015, and the amendments became effective
December 1, 2015. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. The amendment shortened the time to serve a
defendant from 120 to 90 days. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 advisory committee’s note to

Order is served, to show cause why his case should not be dismissed for
violating Rule 4(m).

SO ORDERED this 3rd day of November, 2016.
.:•:'
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

2015 amendment. Anthony filed this action on October 30, 2015, so he was required
to serve defendants within 120 days.
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