Legal Opinion
Townsel v. County of Contra Costa
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1987No. 85-1777PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Donald E. Townsel filed his complaint in this civil rights action on June 5, 1984. In his complaint, Townsel alleged that the defendants violated his rights to due process and to freedom from unreasonable search and seizure by taking blood and saliva samples from him pursuant to an allegedly unconstitutional search warrant. Townsel made no attempt to serve his summons and complaint upon any of the defendants within the 120 day limit prescribed by Fed.R. Civ.P. 4(j).
On November 14,1984, after the 120 day period had run, Townsel filed a motion to enlarge time for service…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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