Legal Opinion
Braithwaite v. Johns Hopkins Hospital
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 28, 1995No. PJM 93-4147PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MESSITTE, District Judge.
I
The Court considers whether Plaintiff who, without leave of court, served her complaint on Defendant more than 120 days after filing of the complaint, had “good cause” within the meaning of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) to delay because of psychological distress, based in part on the fact that her daughter was murdered in the interim. Reluctantly, the Court is unable to find “good cause” and will dismiss the complaint.
II
On September 30, 1993, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Baltimore District Office) issued a determination dismissing…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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