Thompson v. Brown

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that second sentence of Rule 4(m) “qualifies the district court’s choices, making an extension of time mandatory when the plaintiff shows good cause.”
• noting that “the plain language of rule 4(m) broadens a district court’s discretion by allowing it to extend the time for service even when a plaintiff fails to show good cause.”
• denying the plaintiffs appeal because he did not present his argument for a discretionary time extension to the district court
• discussing Rule 4(m) under an older version of Rule 4 which allowed dismissal after 120 days
• “If good cause does not exist, the court may, in its discretion, decide whether to dismiss the case without prejudice or extend time for service.”
• “If good cause does not exist, the court may, in its discretion, decide whether to dismiss the case without prejudice or extend time for service.”

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Cited by

37 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Tina M. Lepone-Dempsey v. Carroll County Comm'rs
  Eleventh Circuit· 2007-02-02· cited 237×
• Brandon Thrasher v. Amarillo Police Dept
  Fifth Circuit· 2013-02-22· cited 225×
• Jeannie A. Horenkamp v. Van Winkle & Co., Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2005-03-11· cited 216×
• Millan v. USAA General Indemnity Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 2008-10-16· cited 192×
• Lindsey v. United States Railroad Retirement Board
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-12-17· cited 146×
• Choi v. Chemical Bank
  S.D. New York· 1996-09-30· cited 50×
• Robinson v. G D C, Inc.
  E.D. Virginia· 2016-06-21· cited 46×
• Hammad v. Tate Access Floors, Inc.
  D. Maryland· 1999-01-06· cited 35×
• Slenzka v. Landstar Ranger, Inc.
  E.D. Michigan· 2001-12-13· cited 24×
• People's United Equipment Finance Corp. v. Hartmann
  Fifth Circuit· 2011-08-09· cited 23×
• Eden v. Eden (In re Eden)
  N.D. Georgia· 2018-03-02· cited 20×
• Burkes v. Fas-Chek Food Mart Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2005-06-24· cited 19×
• Hunt v. Smith
  E.D. Texas· 1999-10-13· cited 17×
• Panaras v. Liquid Carbonic Industries Corp.
  Seventh Circuit· 1996-08-28· cited 16×
• Osborne v. First Union National Bank
  S.D. Ohio· 2003-08-05· cited 15×
• Sullivan v. Hall (In Re Hall)
  E.D. Virginia· 1998-05-29· cited 10×
• Chestang v. ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY
  S.D. Mississippi· 2011-05-17· cited 9×
• United States v. Britt
  D. Maryland· 1996-12-02· cited 9×
• Thomas v. Silvers
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1999-10-21· cited 8×
• Pompey v. Lumpkin
  M.D. Alabama· 2004-06-18· cited 7×

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Unnamed case
  Third Circuit· 1995-02-28· cited 2,215×
• Toby J. Espinoza v. United States
  Tenth Circuit· 1995-04-04· cited 368×
• Elpidio Mendez v. Richard N. Elliot, Individually and in His Official Capacity the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland Montgomery County, Maryland
  Fourth Circuit· 1995-01-25· cited 111×
• Turner v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
  S.D. Mississippi· 1994-03-30· cited 4×
• Classic Motel, Inc. v. Coral Group, Ltd.
  S.D. Mississippi· 1993-05-06· cited 3×

Other cases named Thompson v. Brown

24 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Thompson v. Brown
  New York Court of Chancery· 1820-12-07· cited 68×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Veterans Claims· 1995-08-25· cited 35×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1819-11-15· cited 27×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-03-18· cited 20×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1917-06-14· cited 18×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1905-01-28· cited 17×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Veterans Claims· 1995-12-04· cited 12×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1949-07-07· cited 11×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1964-04-30· cited 9×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Veterans Claims· 1996-06-11· cited 9×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 1982-05-26· cited 6×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1985-03-05· cited 5×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1906-11-05· cited 5×
• Thompson v. Brown
  California Court of Appeal· 1946-07-15· cited 3×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Veterans Claims· 1994-05-20· cited 2×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1963-10-30· cited 1×
• Thompson v. Brown
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2018-12-20
• Thompson v. Brown
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1991-11-19
• Thompson v. Brown
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1835-11-15
• Thompson v. Brown
  Veterans Claims· 1993-05-24
• Thompson v. Brown
  Federal Circuit· 1997-10-06
• Thompson v. Brown
  The Superior Court of New York City· 1871-12-31
• Thompson v. Brown
  Supreme Court· 2012-05-21
• Thompson v. Brown
  Supreme Court· 1997-10-06