Gordon v. Hunt

Appeal from orders and final judgments entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Morris E. Lasker, Judge, dismissing actions with respect to appellee Fustok by reason of the untimely service of the complaints under Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(j). Rule 4(j) provides that service of the summons and complaint must be made upon a defendant within 120 days after the filing of the complaint, unless “good cause” can be shown for the failure to serve within that time.

Mahmoud Fustok was a named defendant in two of the many lawsuits charging a conspiracy to corner the silver…