§ Rule 4(i) Summons; Time Limit for Service

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Rule 4(i). Summons; Time Limit for Service

    If service of the summons and complaint is not made upon a defendant within 120 days after the filing of the complaint, the court, upon motion or on its own initiative after notice to the plaintiff, shall dismiss the action without prejudice as to that defendant or direct that service be effected within a specified time; provided that if the plaintiff shows good cause for the
failure, the court shall extend the time for service for an appropriate period. This subdivision does not apply to service in a foreign country pursuant to Rule 4.2(h), (i), (j) and (k) of these rules.

    APPLICABILITY

    Applicable to cases filed on or after July 1, 1992.