Rudd v. Merritt

EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal from judgments dismissing this action as to all of the Defendants because of the failure of the Plaintiffs to serve the summons and complaint upon the Defendants within the six-month period required by Rule 4(a)(2) of the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure. The district court held that the Plaintiffs had failed to show good cause for failing to serve the summons and complaint timely, and we affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The relevant facts in this case come from various affidavits, some of which are conflicting. On February 7, 2000, the Plaintiffs filed…