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· 5/15/1990

Systems Signs Supplies, Jahurett Castrillon v. United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Citations

  • 903 F.2d 1011
  • 16 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1207
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 10993
  • 1990 WL 76745

How courts have described this case

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  • holding the district court properly found the plaintiff had not carried his burden in proving service was proper when no supporting affidavits were provided to the court
  • “Pro se status does not excuse a litigant’s complete failure to effect service.”
  • “Although the actual notice and [plaintiff’s] efforts, coupled with his pro se status, arguably provide grounds for leniency in considering the technical imperfections of service, we find that the district court did not abuse its discretion.”

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Judges: Reavley, King, Johnson

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