Opinion
NO. 11-235-JJB-CN
09-06-2011
JOHN HAW, ET AL v. DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, INC.
CIVIL ACTION
NOTICE
Please take notice that the attached Magistrate Judge's Report has been filed with the Clerk of the United States District Court.
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), you have fourteen (14) days after being served with the attached report to file written objections to the proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations set forth therein. Failure to file written recommendations within ten (10) days after being served will bar you, except upon grounds of plain error, from attacking on appeal the unobjected-to proposed factual findings and legal conclusions accepted by the District Court.
ABSOLUTELY NO EXTENSION OF TIME SHALL BE GRANTED TO FILE WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT.
Signed in chambers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 6, 2011.
MAGISTRATE JUDGE CHRISTINE NOLAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
JOHN HAW, ET AL
VERSUS
DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, INC.
CIVIL ACTION
NO. 11-235-JJB-CN
MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiffs filed this suit on April 8, 2011, and on April 11, 2011, a summons was issued to defendant and counsel for the plaintiffs was instructed to print and serve both the summons and all attachments in accordance with the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4. (Dkt. # 2). Since no proof of service was filed in the record, nor had an answer been filed by the defendant, plaintiffs were notified on August 9, 2011, that failure to perfect service of the summons and complaint in accordance with Rule 4(m), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and to file proof of service in the record would result in this suit being dismissed for failure to prosecute, in accordance with ULR, Rule 41.3M. (Dkt. # 4.)
A review of the docket sheet indicates that plaintiffs' counsel was forwarded a copy of the Court's Notice of August 9, 2011, through email and that no "bounce back" that the email did not go through was ever received by the Clerk.
As of September 6, 2011, no proof of service has been filed in the record relative to the sole defendant Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
Therefore, it is recommended that this case be dismissed for plaintiffs' failure to prosecute and have the defendant served within 120 days of filing the suit.
Signed in chambers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 6, 2011.
MAGISTRATE JUDGE CHRISTINE NOLAND