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General Order 2015-06: Amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m)

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

The pending amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), which reduces the period for effecting service from 120 days to 90 days, takes effect December 1, 2015. The District Court for the District of Nebraska has ordered that the amended time period will apply to all cases filed in this court on or after December 1, 2015, to the extent practicable, unless otherwise ordered by the presiding judge. The amended time period will not apply to cases already pending in this court as of December 1, 2015, unless otherwise ordered by the presiding judge.

The general order can be accessed on the court's website at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/internetDocs/pom/orders/GO_2015-06.pdf.

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United States District Court Clerk's Office

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