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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 3, 2020

Echevarria v. Brandes

Judge
Paul Engelmayer
Docket
1:19-cv-10268
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Echevarria v. Brandes, Judge Cave granted Echevarria more time, until March 27, 2020, to serve the defendants.

Who this affects

Plaintiff Vincent Emilio Mesa Echevarria, who received additional time to serve the defendants.

What happened

In Echevarria v. Brandes, Vincent Emilio Mesa Echevarria asked for more time to serve the defendants after responding to the court’s order to explain the situation.

The court received Echevarria’s declaration responding to that order. The opinion does not state the original service deadline or explain the reasons for the requested extension.

The court granted Echevarria’s request for an extension until March 27, 2020, to serve the defendants. Judge Sarah L. Cave also directed the Clerk of Court to mail the order to Echevarria.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Echevarria v. Brandes · No. 1:19-cv-10268
Judge
Paul Engelmayer
Date
Mar. 3, 2020

Background

The court received Plaintiff Vincent Emilio Mesa Echevarria’s declaration responding to an order to show cause. The opinion does not provide additional details about the underlying claims, the order to show cause, or the original deadline for service.

Ruling

The court granted Plaintiff’s request for an extension of time until March 27, 2020, to effect service on the defendants. “Effect service” means formally delivering the lawsuit papers as required by the applicable rules.

Clerk’s Direction

The court directed the Clerk of Court to mail a copy of the order to Plaintiff at the address listed in the opinion.

The authoritative version

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