· 3/8/1982
Esposito v. Abrams
Citations
- 455 U.S. 996
- 102 S. Ct. 1626
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding plaintiffs' pro se status in civil rights action against city did not constitute good cause for failure to serve city within 120 days of filing original complaint
- finding plaintiffs' pro se status in civil rights action against 9 city did not constitute good cause for failure to serve city within 120 days of filing original complaint
- stating there was no good cause for failure to make proper service under former Rule 4(j) where plaintiff made two attempts to serve the defendants with an original complaint and one attempt to serve the amended complaint
- stating there was no good cause for failure to make proper service under former Rule 4(j) where plaintiff made two attempts to serve the defendants with an original complaint and one attempt to serve the amended complaint
- “The filing of an amended complaint was improper because service of the original complaint was never perfected.”
- involving a similar attempt to serve by mail
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