Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:13-cv-19988
11-05-2020
LAURA E. MARTIN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, et al., Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
On October 21, 2020, I entered an order directing plaintiffs to show cause on or before November 4, 2020, why this case should not be dismissed without prejudice as to the remaining defendants, Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Sofradim Production SAS and Tissue Science Laboratories Limited, pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiffs have not shown cause. The court ORDERS that this case is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule 4(m) for failure to serve the remaining defendants within 90 days after the complaint was filed.
The court DIRECTS the Clerk to send a copy of this Order to counsel of record and plaintiffs at their last known address.
ENTER: November 5, 2020
/s/_________
JOSEPH R. GOODWIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE