Jefferson v. Stockholders Pub. Co., Inc

MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.

In the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, appellant, James Monroe Jefferson, a citizen of California, commenced an action for libel against appellee, Stockholders Publishing Company, Inc., a Nevada corporation, thereby seeking to recover of appellee damages in the sum of $200,000. Appellant commenced the action by filing a complaint on January 12, 1950. The clerk of the District Court did not issue a summons forthwith, as required by Rule 4(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. 1 He did, however, issue a summons on…