Legal Opinion
Albert Earle Smith-Bey v. Clair A. Cripe, General Counsel, Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 29, 1988No. 88-5008PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Albert Earle Smith-Bey appeals from the district court order sua sponte dismissing his complaint for failure to execute service of process under Rule 4(j) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and failure to prosecute pursuant to Rule 211 of the Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. For the reasons stated below, we vacate the district court’s order and remand the case for further consideration.
I. Baokground
Smith-Bey is an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in…
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