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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE
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10 IN RE:
GENERAL ORDER NO. 14-15
11 APPLICABILITY OF AMENDED
FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL
12 PROCEDURE 4(m)
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In light of the pending amendment to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) reducing the period for
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effecting service from 120 days to 90 days, it is hereby
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ORDERED that the amended time period for effecting service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m)
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shall apply to all cases filed on or after December 1, 2015, to the extent practicable, unless
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otherwise ordered by the presiding judge; and it is further
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ORDERED that this amendment to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) shall not apply to cases already
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pending as of December 1, 2015, unless otherwise ordered by the presiding judge; and it is
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ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to provide prompt public notice of this Order.
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1 Dated this 1st day of December, 2015.
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