Legal Opinion
Puett v. Blandford
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1990No. 89-15136PublishedCited by 312 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Charles Edward Puett, an incarcerated state prisoner, appeals pro se from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada dismissing his civil rights action for failure to effect service of the summons and complaint as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(j). For the reasons stated below, we vacate the district court’s order and remand for service by the United States Marshal in accordance with the provisions of Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
BACKGROUND
On February 19, 1988, appellant Charles Puett filed pro se, in the…
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