Opinion ID: 453094
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: introduction

Text: 1 Shihshu Walter Wei filed his complaint in this employment discrimination and civil rights action on October 31, 1983. Wei made no attempt to serve the summons and complaint upon any of the defendants within the 120 day limit prescribed by Rule 4(j) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The district court dismissed the action without prejudice pursuant to Rule 4(j) on May 25, 1984. Wei filed an ex parte application for reinstatement of the action on June 4, 1984 together with an affidavit signed by his attorney stating that service had not been effected within the 120 day limit because Wei desired to add state contract claims to his complaint prior to service but was delayed in amending the Complaint and because counsel inadvertently had not calendared the 120 day limit. The district court denied the ex parte application on the same day that it was filed. Wei appeals the denial of his application for reinstatement, asserting that his counsel's affidavit shows good cause for his failure to effect service timely. We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291.