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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Robert Reed, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Charles L. Ryan, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 12-00248-PHX-FJM

ORDER

The court has before it plaintiff's complaint (doc. 1) and the Report and

Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (doc. 13), recommending dismissal

of this action. Plaintiff filed his complaint on February 6, 2012. On May 29, 2012, the court

advised plaintiff that he "must complete and return the service packet to the Clerk of Court

within 21 days of the filing of this Order" (doc. 7 at 7). The summons for the three remaining

defendants were returned unexecuted. The court issued an order to show cause why this

action should not be dismissed, to which plaintiff failed to respond (doc. 12). The Magistrate

Judge recommended dismissing this action without prejudice for failure to comply with Rule

4(m), Fed. R. Civ. P., and plaintiff failed to respond.

Dismissal is appropriate pursuant to Rule 4(m), Fed. R. Civ. P., which requires service

within 120 days after the complaint is filed. If a defendant is not timely served, the court

"must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be

made within a specified time." Plaintiff was warned that his action could be dismissed if he

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failed to properly serve defendants. Not only did he fail to comply with the Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure, he also failed to comply with or respond to court orders. 

IT IS ORDERED ACCEPTING the recommendation of the United States

Magistrate Judge (doc. 13) and DISMISSING this action without prejudice. 

DATED this 20th day of September, 2012.

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