Bridgette Ferguson and Robert Rutledge
v.
David Jones and Veritiv Operating Company
Appellant
Bridgette Ferguson and Robert Rutledge
Appellee
David Jones and Veritiv Operating Company
Attorney for the Appellant
Jeff Carter and Zachary C. Priebe
Attorney for the Appellee
Michael L. Moran
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Warren County, Martha L. Mertz, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vogel, C.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (8 pages)
Plaintiffs appeal from the district court’s dismissal of their lawsuit for failing to serve the defendants within the ninety-day window required by Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.302(5). OPINION HOLDS: Defendants’ motion to dismiss was not untimely. Plaintiffs made no showing of good cause for not serving within the Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.302(5) ninety-day limit. Consequently, the district court did not err in dismissing plaintiffs’ lawsuit.
