Calvin Mason v. Komola Edwards, Antoine Caldwell, Sean Gittens, John Moore, Timothy Phillips, Angie Pittman, Mark Smith, Woodrow Tripp, and Georgia Department of Corrections

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia directs the Clerk to re-serve prior orders and attachments on pro se Plaintiff Calvin Mason after an earlier order was returned as undeliverable. The Court extends the time for service and notifies Plaintiff that he must serve each Defendant within ninety days of the order, or the case or individual defendants may be dismissed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m).

Holdings

1. The Court may exercise its discretion under Rule 4(m) to extend the time for service, and an extension was warranted because Plaintiff did not receive the Court's prior orders.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Court should re-serve its prior orders after an order was returned as undeliverable.
2. Whether the Court should extend Plaintiff's time to serve Defendants under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m).

Disposition

other