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· 11/23/1987

Sylvia P. Fimbres Abel Fimbres Frank Armijo, Sr. v. United States

Citations

  • 833 F.2d 138
  • 9 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 940
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 15336

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding strategic reasons do not constitute good cause
  • finding 157 and 160 day delay weighed in favor of dismissal
  • \Rule 4(m)'s deadline for service is designed to force parties and their attorneys to be diligent in prosecuting their cause of 10 – OPINION AND ORDER action.\
  • “Intentional 11 delay of service is more inexcusable than inadvertence.”
  • “Intentional delay of service is more inexcusable than inadvertence.”

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Judges: Choy, Farris, Hall

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