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· 7/20/2011

Cardenas v. City of Chicago

Citations

  • 646 F.3d 1001
  • 80 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 22
  • 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 14819
  • 2011 WL 2864458

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that relevant factors under Rule 4(m) include the “harm to defendant’s ability to defend,” its “receipt of actual notice,” and “whether [the plaintiff] diligently pursued service during the allotted period”
  • emphasizing that “the district court retained its discretion to hold the Plaintiffs accountable” for their “inaction” by “dismissing the case”
  • emphasizing that \the district court retained its discretion to hold the Plaintiffs accountable\ for their \inaction\ by \dismissing the case\
  • emphasizing that “the district court retained its discretion to hold the Plaintiffs accountable” for their “inaction” by “dismissing the case”
  • emphasizing that \the district court retained its discretion to hold the Plaintiffs accountable\ for their \inaction\ by \dismissing the case\
  • emphasizing that “the district court retained its discretion to hold the Plaintiffs accountable” for their “inaction” by “dismissing the case”

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Judges: Posner, Kanne, Hamilton

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