Legal Opinion
Baba v. Goldstein
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 31, 2010No. 09-CV-389PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Senior Judge:
In this appeal, Achraf Baba challenges the dismissal of his civil complaint for assault and battery, occasioned because he failed to comply with Super. Ct. Civ. R. 4(m), which provides a deadline for service of process in a civil lawsuit. Baba argues that the trial court erred in failing to give due consideration to factors relevant to analyzing whether there was good cause why the case should not be dismissed. We agree that the court unduly narrowed its focus by excluding relevant factors from its consideration. We therefore must remand the case for the renewed exercise…
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