Stacey Lassiter v. Virginia Beach Jail, et al, No. 3:2015cv00439 - Document 40 (E.D. Va. 2017)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. on 3/31/2017. (sbea, )
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Stacey Lassiter v. Virginia Beach Jail, et al Doc. 40 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division STACEY LASSITER, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 3:15CV439 DOCTOR JAMALUDEEN, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff, a Virginia inmate proceeding prose filed this civil rights action. The matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs failure to serve the Defendant Nephcare within the time required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). 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 notice to the plaintiff-must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made within a specified time. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court must extend the time for service for an appropriate period. This subdivision (m) does not apply to service in a foreign country under Rule 4(t) or 4(j)(l). Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), Plaintiff had ninety (90) days from the filing of the complaint to serve the defendants. Here, that period commenced on October 13, 2016. By Memorandum Order entered on February 13, 2017, the Court directed Plaintiff, within Dockets.Justia.com eleven ( 11) days of the date of entry thereof, to show good cause for his failure to serve Defendant Nephcare within the time required by Rule 4(m). Plaintiff has not responded. Accordingly, all claims against Defendant Nephcare will be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. An appropriate Order shall issue. Date: Isl J/3t/17 John A. Gibney, Jr. United States Dis ct Richmond, Virgihia 2
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