Opinion ID: 858287
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: August 16, 2011 Show Cause Order

Text: 4 Case: 12-10910 Date Filed: 04/17/2013 Page: 5 of 15 On August 16, 2011, the district court issued an order instructing Powell to show cause within ten days why service had not been made on the defendants within 120 days of the April 14, 2011 filing of her Amended Complaint as required by Rule 4(m). The district court advised that, if Powell failed to do so, “the action shall be dismissed without prejudice.” The district court clerk mailed a copy of the show cause order to Powell, and Powell does not contest receiving it. 4 A week later, on August 23, 2011, Powell completed new summons forms. Although Powell did not file a formal response to the show cause order, the docket entries show that she did provide new addresses for each defendant on August 23. As to Defendant IIS, Powell provided a new address for IIS’s registered agent, Joseph Swiney, Jr.—339 R North Mills Avenue, Arcadia, Florida 34266.5 As to Defendant AICS-West Florida, Powell informed the court that that defendant’s registered agent, Brian Miller, could also be found at 339 R North Mills Avenue, Arcadia, Florida 34266. Although the district court clerk issued the summons forms to the Marshal for service, there is no docket entry indicating that the Marshal ever attempted service at these new addresses. 4 The order was mailed to 4105 Hillcrest Circle, Tampa, Florida 33617, which is the address that Powell provided on the original Complaint and the Amended Complaint. The docket reflects that the district court sent Powell copies of all orders discussed herein to this same address. 5 On the April 14, 2011 summons form, Powell named IIS’s registered agent as “Joseph R. Swiney.” However, on the August 23, 2011 summons form, Powell named IIS’s registered agent as “Joseph Swiney, Jr.” 5 Case: 12-10910 Date Filed: 04/17/2013 Page: 6 of 15