AFI Holdings of Illinois, LLC v. Waterman Broadcasting, 2:17-cv-491-FtM-99CM. (2018)
Court: District Court, M.D. Florida
Number: infdco20180427e59
Visitors: 13
Filed: Apr. 26, 2018
Latest Update: Apr. 26, 2018
Summary: ORDER CAROL MIRANDO , Magistrate Judge . Before the Court is Plaintiff AFI Holdings of Illinois, LLC's Show Cause Response with Respect to Defendants Joseph Dorn, M.D. and Graham Hunter and Motion for Expansion of Time to Serve Graham Hunter filed on April 23, 2018. Doc. 31. After the Court issued an Order to show cause why the case should not be dismissed as to Mr. Hunter and Dr. Dorn for failure to prosecute, Plaintiff filed an executed waiver of service completed by Dr. Dorn on February
Summary: ORDER CAROL MIRANDO , Magistrate Judge . Before the Court is Plaintiff AFI Holdings of Illinois, LLC's Show Cause Response with Respect to Defendants Joseph Dorn, M.D. and Graham Hunter and Motion for Expansion of Time to Serve Graham Hunter filed on April 23, 2018. Doc. 31. After the Court issued an Order to show cause why the case should not be dismissed as to Mr. Hunter and Dr. Dorn for failure to prosecute, Plaintiff filed an executed waiver of service completed by Dr. Dorn on February 1..
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ORDER
CAROL MIRANDO, Magistrate Judge.
Before the Court is Plaintiff AFI Holdings of Illinois, LLC's Show Cause Response with Respect to Defendants Joseph Dorn, M.D. and Graham Hunter and Motion for Expansion of Time to Serve Graham Hunter filed on April 23, 2018. Doc. 31. After the Court issued an Order to show cause why the case should not be dismissed as to Mr. Hunter and Dr. Dorn for failure to prosecute, Plaintiff filed an executed waiver of service completed by Dr. Dorn on February 14, 2018. Doc. 31 at 2-3; Doc. 26. Dr. Dorn has since appeared in the case and filed a motion to dismiss. Doc. 27.
Because Plaintiff has made efforts to serve Mr. Hunter, the Court finds good cause to extend the time to serve him. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). Failure to complete service by the extended deadline or to request an extension of time to do so will result in the Court recommending dismissal of this action as to Mr. Hunter.
ACCORDINGLY, it is
ORDERED:
Plaintiff AFI Holdings of Illinois, LLC's Show Cause Response with Respect to Defendants Joseph Dorn, M.D. and Graham Hunter and Motion for Expansion of Time to Serve Graham Hunter (Doc. 31) is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall have up to and including May 7, 2018 to complete service on Mr. Hunter.
DONE and ORDERED.
Source: Leagle
