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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

JOHN RANDOLPH BROWN,

Plaintiff, 

vs.

TEMPE POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al.,

Defendants.

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No. CV 05-2940-PHX-SMM (VAM)

ORDER

Pending before the Court is Defendants City of Tempe, Tempe Police Department,

and Officer Steve Anderson's Motion to Dismiss submitted pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(m)

and 41(b). (Dkt. 10.) Defendants allege that Plaintiff John Randolph Brown did not timely

serve Anderson with a Summons and Complaint within 120 days after filing the complaint

in accordance with a Court Order dated May 19, 2006. (Dkt. 10 at 2.) 

The flaw in Defendants' argument is that they rely on the wrong court order. On June

28, 2006, Magistrate Judge Mathis denied Plaintiff's Motion to Continue on the Inactive

Calendar and ordered Plaintiff to "complete the service packet and return it to the Court no

later than 20 days from the filing date of this Order." (Dkt. 8.) This Order further granted

Plaintiff "an additional 60 days to complete service on defendant Anderson." (Dkt. 8.) Based

on the extension granted to Plaintiff by Magistrate Judge Mathis, Plaintiff had at least until

July 18, 2006 to return the completed service packet, which he did on July 11, 2006. (Dkt.8.)

Additionally, the Plaintiff had at least until August 28, 2006 to serve Defendant Anderson.

The Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss both acknowledges and presents documentation that the

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Plaintiff secured the assistance of a United States Marshals' Service Deputy or Clerk on July

20, 2006, in an attempt to serve Tempe Police Officer Steve Anderson (Dkt. 10, Ex. A), and

that Officer Anderson completed the waiver of service on August 4, 2006 (Dkt. 10, n.1).

Therefore, the Plaintiff's service was timely. 

Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED DENYING Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. (Dkt. 10.)

DATED this 29th day of August, 2006.

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