Holguin v. Quality Furniture NY LLC
- Analisa Torres
- 1:23-cv-00004
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Holguin v. Quality Furniture NY LLC, Judge Torres granted Plaintiffs’ request to extend service deadline for Issa Nasrallah through June 1, 2023.
Plaintiffs Camilo Holguin and Astrid Coello, and Individual Defendant Issa Nasrallah, who was the remaining defendant identified as not yet served.
What happened
Holguin v. Quality Furniture NY LLC involves Plaintiffs Camilo Holguin and Astrid Coello’s request for more time to serve Individual Defendant Issa Nasrallah. Their lawyer said three company defendants had been served, but attempts to serve Nasrallah had not yet succeeded.
Plaintiffs requested an extension through June 1, 2023, under the federal rule governing the deadline for serving a defendant. They said process servers had attempted service and were continuing efforts at an address listed in an amended summons.
Judge Analisa Torres granted the request. The order does not give additional reasons beyond stating “GRANTED.”
The detailed version
- Holguin v. Quality Furniture NY LLC · No. 1:23-cv-00004
- Analisa Torres
- May 2, 2023
Background Plaintiffs Camilo Holguin and Astrid Coello, through their attorneys, submitted a status update and requested an extension of time to serve Individual Defendant Issa Nasrallah. The letter stated that Quality Furniture NY LLC, Quality Furniture Inc., and Quality Furniture NY Inc. had been served. It also stated that process servers attempted to serve Nasrallah on March 3, 2023, at a business address and were continuing efforts to serve him at an address listed in an amended summons issued April 24, 2023.
Request and Rule The plaintiffs relied on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), which generally requires service within 90 days after a complaint is filed. If service is not completed, the court may dismiss the action against the unserved defendant without prejudice or set a new service deadline. The letter argued that the plaintiffs had shown good cause for an extension and also stated that courts may grant extensions even without good cause.
Ruling The court granted the plaintiffs’ request to extend the deadline to serve Nasrallah through and including June 1, 2023. The order, signed by Analisa Torres, does not explain the court’s reasoning beyond stating “GRANTED.”
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