Lioudmila Lunkevich Dyer v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

This is a Title VII case. 1 Ludmilla L. Dyer sued her former employer, WalMart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”), claiming that it had discriminated against her on account of her national origin, Russia. The district court dismissed her suit because she failed to perfect service of process on Wal-Mart as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4. She appeals the dismissal. We affirm.

Dyer contends that the district court erred in determining that she failed to perfect service of process because she sent a copy of the summons and complaint to Wal-Mart’s registered agent by certified mail and this…