Owens v. Lt. Moore et al
Filing
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MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on 01/22/2020. Copy mailed to Plaintiff. (walk, )
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IN THE IJNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division
STEVEN OWENS,
1
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L
E
jm22 2020
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICTCOURT
RICHMOND. VA
Plaintiff,
V.
Civil Action No.
LT. MOORE, ^
3:18CV433
al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Steven Owens, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed this
42
U.S.C.
§
1983
action.
PARTICULARIZED COMPLAINT.
This
action
proceeds
("Complaint," ECF No. 16.)
on
Owens's
The matter
is before the Court Owens failure to serve the John Doe Defendants,
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m),
to serve the defendants.^
2019.
(ECF No.
28.)
Owens had 90 days
Here, that period commenced on June 7.,
On that date,
the Court attempted to serve
the defendants pursuant to an informal service agreement with the
Attorney General's Office for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
1 Rule 4(m) provides, in pertinent part:
If 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 if
the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court
must extend
period.
Fed.
R.
Civ.
P.
the
4 (m) .
time
for
service
for
an
appropriate
On
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