Legal Opinion
John Thompson v. Victor Maldonado
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 25, 2002No. Docket 01-0150PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Per curiam
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Plaintiff-appellant John Thompson, an incarcerated person proceeding pro se and informa pauperis, appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Charles L. Brieant, Jr., Judge), entered April 6, 2001, dismissing this complaint sua sponte and without prejudice. The District Court dismissed Thompson’s complaint for failure to serve process pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) (“Rule 4(m)”) which authorizes a District Court to dismiss a complaint without prejudice if it is not served upon the defendant within 120 days of filing.
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