Williams v. Werner Enterprises, Inc. et al

Filing 13

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, by May 29, 2018, plaintiff shall show good cause for why Mr. McGhee has not been served. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff does not timely and fully comply with this order, the case will be dismissed without prejudice against Mr. McGhee. Show Cause Response due by 5/29/2018. Signed by District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr on 5/15/2018. (JMC)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
JAMIE WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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WERNER E~l'ERPRISES, INC., and
JEFFERY 0. MCGHEE

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Case No. 1: 17-CV-189-SNLJ

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Defendants.

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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This matter is before the Court on review of the file. This case was filed back in
October 2017. To date, defendant Jeffery McGhee has not been served. Under Rule
4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,
[i]f a defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the
court-on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff-must dismiss
the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be
made within a specified time. But ifthe plaintiff shows good cause for the
failure, the court must extend the time for service for an appropriate period.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). Thus, plaintiff will be given fourteen days to show good cause for
why Mr. McGhee has not been served. If plaintiff fails to do so, the case will be
dismissed without prejudice against Mr. McGhee.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, by May 29, 2018, plaintiff shall show good
cause for why Mr. McGhee has not been served.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff does not timely and fully comply
with this order, the case will be dismissed without prejudice against Mr. McGhee.

So ordered thisf,..-1'%tay of May 2018.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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