United States Ninth Circuit

Failure to serve process within the initial 120-day period under FRCP 4(m) did not cause the statute of limitations to run again, and the district court had the discretion to extend the time to serve process even after the 120-day period had expired.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/05/2003
• Decided 04/01/2003
• Published 04/01/2003

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge., Before:  REINHARDT, W. FLETCHER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Douglas R. Cloud, Tacoma, WA, for appellant Roderick C. Mann.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth R. O'Brien and Brandon Blevans, Littler Mendelson, Sacramento, CA, for appellee American Airlines, Inc.