Legal Opinion
Brandon Thrasher v. Amarillo Police Dept
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 22, 2013No. 11-10153PublishedCited by 241 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge:
Brandon Thrasher asserted claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The district court dismissed the suit for delay in perfecting service of process. We affirm.
I
Thrasher, acting pro se, brought suit against Officer Justin Castillo, the City of Amarillo (the City), and other defendants on February 8, 2010, alleging that Castillo had wrongfully arrested him two years earlier. On June 10, 2010 — two days after the expiration of the 120-day time period to serve process set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) — the district court ordered Thrasher to show cause by…
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