James A. Widtfeldt v. James Daugherty, Revenue Officer; Internal Revenue Service; U.S. Treasury

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 14-1907
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James A. Widtfeldt
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
James Daugherty, Revenue Officer; Internal Revenue Service; U.S. Treasury
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Nebraska - Omaha
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Submitted: December 11, 2014
Filed: December 16, 2014
[Unpublished]
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Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
James Widtfeldt appeals the district court’s without-prejudice dismissal of his1
pro se civil action for failure to prosecute. Upon careful review, we conclude that the
The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, United States District Judge for the1
District of Nebraska.

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district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the action without prejudice,
because Widtfeldt failed to establish that he had properly effectuated service against
defendants within 120 days after filing his complaint. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m);
Bullock v. United States, 160 F.3d 441, 442 (8th Cir. 1998) (per curiam) (standard
of review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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