Legal Opinion
Eric David Boudette v. John Barnette, Police Officer James Vaughn, Police Officer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1991No. 89-16716PublishedCited by 280 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Eric D. Boudette appeals the dismissal of his action for failure to serve the complaint within 120 days after its filing, as required by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 4©. Boudette contends that the district court abused its discretion in dismissing his action because he could not show good cause for ■ his failure to comply' with Rule 4(j). We affirm.
This is the second time that Boudette has had an action making similar allegations dismissed for failure to comply with Fed.R. Civ.P. 4(j). After his first action was dismissed on January 19, 1989, Boudette lodged a second…
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