Herman K. Edwards v. Julia Edwards John Edwards Robert Lee Edwards Milderine (Shannon) Edwards Gloria (Edwards) Clark

Herman Edwards appeals from the district court’s order dismissing his complaint for failure to prosecute. On May 29, 1984, Edwards filed his complaint; and on November 15, 1984, the district court dismissed the complaint because Edwards failed to serve a summons and complaint upon any of the defendants. We affirm the dismissal.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(j) provides:

If a service of the summons and complaint is not made upon a defendant within 120 days after the filing of the complaint and the party on whose behalf such service was required cannot show good cause why such service was not…