· 11/23/1987
Joe Putnam v. David Morris
Citations
- 833 F.2d 903
- 9 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 977
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 15305
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that although a dismissal for failure to serve complaint timely is without prejudice, it may \operate as a dismissal with prejudice when the action will be time-barred\
- noting that the good cause and excusable neglect standards are interrelated
- dismissal for failure to serve within time period may operate as dismissal with prejudice when action will be time-barred
- “Dismissal for failure to serve within the time period is without prejudice. It may, however, operate as a dismissal with prejudice when the action will be time-barred.”
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Judges: Seymour, Tacha, Baldock
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