George v. U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration

5th Cir.

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Citations: 788 F.2d 1115, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 24786

Decision Date: 5/5/1986

Docket Number: No. 85-2758

Jurisdiction: U.S.

Bluebook Citation: George v. U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, 788 F.2d 1115, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 24786 (5th Cir. 1986)

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Charles A. GEORGE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, et al., Defendants-Ap-pellees.

Attorneys

Charles A. George, pro se.
Henry K. Oncken, U.S. Atty., Nancy K. Pecht, James R. Gough, Linda M. Cipriani, Frank A. Conforti, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

majority PER CURIAM:

The district court enjoys a broad discretion in determining whether to dismiss an action for ineffective service of process, as it did in this instance. C & L Farms v. Federal Crop Insurance Corp., 771 F.2d 407 (8th Cir.1985). It is undisputed that in this attempted action against the United States, the appellant failed to serve the Attorney General, as required by Rule 4(d)(4), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In view of this, we cannot say that the district court abused its discretion.

AFFIRMED.

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