Legal Opinion
Robert Norlock v. City of Garland
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1985No. 85-1008PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff in this civil rights suit attempted to serve his complaint by mail under the provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorizing such service, first adopted in 1983. The attempted mail service included neither copies of a notice and acknowledgment of receipt of the summons and complaint nor a stamped self-addressed return envelope as required by the rule permitting service by mail. 1 The district court dismissed the suit without prejudice because the plaintiff had not perfected service within 120 days after filing his complaint. It…
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- Armco, Inc. v. Penrod-Stauffer Building Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
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- Agnes L. Morse v. Elmira Country ClubCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Prather v. Raymond Const. Co., Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1983
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- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Oaklawn ApartmentsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Luise Light v. Isabel WolfCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Rufus M. Carimi v. Royal Carribean Cruise Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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