Legal Opinion
Cox v. Sandia Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1991No. 91-2057PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Debbie Cox appeals the district court’s dismissal of her employment discrimination claim. Cox contends the district court abused its discretion by failing to find “good cause” or “excusable neglect” for her failure to timely serve process. We affirm.1
On April 17, 1990, Cox filed an employment discrimination claim in the district court. The deadline for service of process was August 18, 1990. Around the first of July of that year, Cox’s counsel forwarded copies of the documents to be served to an individual who had previously served process for this…
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- Robert Lewis v. B.F. Goodrich Company Daniel Newsome Roy AilstockCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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