Steelman v. First State Investors 5000A, LLC

Filing 17

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for reconsideration [#16] is denied. Signed by Honorable Rodney W. Sippel on 7/18/12. (LAH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
CONNIE STEELMAN,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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FIRST STATE INVESTORS 5000A, LLC, )
d/b/a BANK OF AMERICA,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 4:12CV160 RWS

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before me on plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration. On June 18, 2012, I
dismissed plaintiff’s complaint without prejudice as required by Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure for failure to obtain timely service on defendant. Plaintiff’s motion for
reconsideration of this Order will be denied because plaintiff does not demonstrate that she has
obtained, or is even attempting to obtain, service on defendant. Instead, plaintiff just argues that
she believes her claims have merit. Whether or not that may be true, plaintiff is still required to
obtain timely service against defendant before her lawsuit may proceed. She did not, so the
complaint was properly dismissed without prejudice for failure to obtain timely service.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration [#16] is denied.

RODNEY W. SIPPEL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated this 18th day of July, 2012.