Righthaven LLC v. Bell

Filing 8

ORDER DISMISSING CASE without prejudice. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 8/17/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ECS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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RIGHTHAVEN LLC,

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2:11-CV-56 JCM (RJJ)

Plaintiff,
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BOB G BELL,

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Defendant.

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ORDER
Presently before the court is the matter of Righthaven LLC v. Bell. (Case No.

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2:11-cv-00056-JCM-RJJ).

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) provides: “If a defendant is not served within 120 days

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after the complaint is filed, the court—on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff—must

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dismiss the action without prejudice.”

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Plaintiff Righthaven LLC filed its complaint (doc. #1) against Bob G. Bell on January 12,

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2011. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), on July 12, 2011, the clerk of the court

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provided notice to the plaintiff that the action would be dismissed if it did not file proof of service

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of process by August 11, 2011. (Doc. # 7).

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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

To date, the court has not received proof of service as to Bob G. Bell as required under rule
4(m).

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Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the above-captioned case

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be, and the same hereby is, DISMISSED without prejudice.
DATED August 17, 2011.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

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