Champion v. DiCocco et al, No. 3:2016cv00647 - Document 43 (E.D. Va. 2018)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. SEE OPINION for complete details. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on 06/05/2018. Copy mailed to Plaintiff.(ccol, )

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Champion v. DiCocco et al Doc. 43 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division ROBERT CHAMPION, Plaintiff, V. Civil Action No. 3:16CV647 DR. M. DICOCCO, ^ al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Robert Champion, a federal inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis filed this action. The matter is before the Court on Champion's failure to serve Defendants Bernabe, Brown, Hutchings, and Wyche-Brown Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m).^ Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), Champion had ninety (90) days from the filing of the complaint to serve ^ Rule 4(m) provides: If a defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on motion or on its own after action order notice without to the prejudice that service plaintiff—must against be made that within a dismiss defendant specified the or time. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court appropriate must extend period. the time for service This subdivision for (m) does an not apply to service in a foreign country under Rule 4(f) or 4(j)(1). Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). Dockets.Justia.com

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