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COLEMAN v. HOLMES

No. 85-2847. Summary Calendar.

789 F.2d 1206 (1986)

Barbara COLEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Johnny B. HOLMES, Jr., Harris County District Attorney's Office, and Harris County, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 21, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Washington & Randle, Larry Q. Evans, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

John Mahoney, Houston, Tex., for Harris County, Tex.

Ray Elvin Speece, General Counsel, Office of the Dist. Atty., for John B. Holmes, Jr.

Before POLITZ, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

This appeal invites our first application of Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(j), which became effective February 26, 1983. Barbara Coleman appeals a judgment dismissing her claims under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Finding that Coleman failed to serve the defendants within 120 days, as required by Rule 4(j), we affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Coleman...

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