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Romandette V. Weetabix Co., Inc., 807 F. 2d 309 - Court Of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 1986, Roger J. Miner '56
Romandette V. Weetabix Co., Inc., 807 F. 2d 309 - Court Of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 1986, Roger J. Miner '56
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Anthony Romandette appeals pro se from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Brieant, J.) dismissing his diversity action for failure to effect service of the summons and complaint, Fed.R.Civ.P. 4, and for neglect to prosecute, Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b). At the time the lawsuit was instituted — December 3, 1984 — and throughout most of the litigation, Romandette was incarcerated. Due to his incarceration, he was dependent upon prison library facilities to research his legal claims and, because of his in forma pauperis status, dependent upon United States Marshals to effectuate service of …