Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Mitchell
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 21, 1993No. 84 C 9773PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
LINDBERG, District Judge.
In August of 1989, defendant moved to dismiss this action pursuant to Rule 4(j) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 4(j) requires an action to be dismissed without prejudice where service is not made upon defendant within 120 days of the filing of the complaint, unless good cause can be shown for the delay in service. FRCP 4(j). On March 29, 1990, Senior Judge James B. Parsons denied defendant’s Rule 4(j) motion to dismiss. On August 20, 1991 the district court granted summary judgment for plaintiff in the amount of $116,141.71.…
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