WALKER v. CLINCH COUNTY GEORGIA et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
PATRICIA WALKER,
Plaintiff,
v.
CLINCH COUNTY, GEORGIA, and
FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION,
Defendants.
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CASE NO:
7:25-cv-196–WLS
ORDER
On December 22, 2025, pro se Plaintiff, Patricia Walker, filed a Complaint (Doc. 1)
against Defendants Clinch County, Georgia, and Farmers Home Administration (“FHA”).
The Record reflects that a Summons was issued for Defendant FHA on December 22, 2025
(Doc. 2-1).
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) provides that:
If a defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the
court—on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the
action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made
within a specified time. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the
court must extend the time for service for an appropriate period.
The deadline to serve Defendant FHA was Monday, March 23, 2026. To date, Plaintiff
has not filed a notice that service of process has been properly executed on FHA or that
service was waived.
Accordingly, the Court ORDERS Plaintiff to file evidence of returned Summons
executed or waived and/or show cause no later than Monday, May 18, 2026, why the
Complaint should not be dismissed as to Defendant FHA for failure to serve such Defendant.
Plaintiff is hereby noticed that failure to respond to or comply with this Order will subject this
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case to dismissal as to Defendant FHA, without prejudice, and without further notice or
proceeding.
SO ORDERED, this 4th day of May 2026.
/s/W. Louis Sands
W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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