David Floyd v. United States

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the fact that dismissal of an action without prejudice will effectively bar a plaintiffs claim if the statute of limitations has run does not, in and of itself, “serve to establish good cause and otherwise prevent dismissal”
• explaining that attorney’s neglect, without “substantial extenuating factors such as sudden illness or natural disaster,” was not enough for good cause
• stating that to support a finding of good cause, plaintiff must offer an explanation for noncompliance with the service requirements
• “simple attorney neglect, without the presence of substantial extenuating factors such as sudden illness or natural disaster, cannot constitute the sole basis for a ‘good cause’ determination.”
• considering prejudice to plaintiff in Rule 4(j) determination

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).