Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_04-cv-02360/USCOURTS-caed-2_04-cv-02360-21/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ORLANDO MARTIN,

Plaintiff, Case No. 2:04-cv-02360 ALA (P)

vs.

JAMES E. TILTON, et al., ORDER

Defendants.

 /

Plaintiff has named Dr. William Greenhough in this action. (Doc. 53). Based on the

Court’s review of the docket, it appears that Dr. Greenough has never been served. 

Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides, in part, that 

[i]f a defendant is not served within 120 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.

See Rule 4(m). Plaintiff received notice of this fact on July 2, 2008, when Defendants filed their

motion for summary judgment, if not earlier. (Mem. of P & A. in Supp. of Mot. for Summ. J. at

page 5:13). Plaintiff has failed to request that Dr. Greenough be re-served, or otherwise address

the issue in any pleadings filed with this Court. (Doc. 112). Thus, Plaintiff has not shown good

Case 2:04-cv-02360-ALA Document 115 Filed 09/30/08 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2

cause for the failure to serve Dr. Greenough. Accordingly, Dr. Greenough is hereby

DISMISSED from this case without prejudice. 

/////

DATED: September 30, 2008

/s/ Arthur L. Alarcón 

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE

 Sitting by Designation

Case 2:04-cv-02360-ALA Document 115 Filed 09/30/08 Page 2 of 2