How have courts dismissed an action under Rule 4(m) for abuse of discretion?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kumpan v. U.S., 110 F.3d 68 (9th Cir. 1997):
We review dismissal of an action under Rule 4(m) for abuse of discretion, Walker v. Sumner, 14 F.3d 1415, 1422 (9th Cir.1994), and find no abuse here.
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