Counter Terrorist Group US v. New York Magazine

SUMMARY ORDER

Plaintiffs-appellants appeal from the District Court’s orders (1) dismissing their complaint pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to serve defendants within 120 days of filing the complaint; and (2) denying their motion for an extension of time to effect service upon the defendants. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the factual and procedural history of the case.

We review the dismissal of a complaint for failure to serve process for abuse of discretion. See Zapata v. City of New York, 502 F.3d 192, 195 (2d Cir.2007). Under Rule 4(m):

If a…