Jeannie A. Horenkamp v. Van Winkle & Co., Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that court may extend the time for service of process under Rule 4(m) even in the absence of a showing of good cause
• noting that we give great weight to the interpretations in the advisory committee notes
• holding “that Rule 4(m) grants discretion to the district court to extend the time for service of process even in the absence of a showing of good cause,” and noting that the defendant “had notice of the suit”
• “Rule 4(m) grants discretion to the district court to extend the time for service of process even in the absence of a showing of good cause.”
• advisory committee notes “are nearly universally accorded great weight in interpreting federal rules”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).