Sammie G. Byrd v. Michael P.W. Stone

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · Decided 1996-08-26

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ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Sammie G. Byrd appeals the dismissal of his Title VII complaint for failure to effect timely service. Because court officers are required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (c) “to issue and serve all process” when a party is proceeding in forma pauperis, we vacate the order of dismissal and remand the case to distri…

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