GBEMEH v. ARE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
SHEKKU ABU-BAKAR GBEMEH,
Plaintiff,
v.
ARE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC,
et al.,
Defendants.
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CASE NO:
7:25-cv-94–WLS
ORDER
On April 9, 2026, pro se Plaintiff Sheku Abu-Bakar Gbemeh filed a Third Amended
Complaint 	(Doc. 	45) 	against 	Defendants 	ARE 	Telecommunications, 	LLC 	(“ARE”),
Mediacom Communications Corp. (“Mediacom”), and Communications Unlimited, Inc.
(“CUI”). In his Third Amended Complaint, Plaintiff added as a Defendant, Ryan Zellner
(“Zellner”), Vice President of Defendant ARE. Defendants ARE, Mediacom, and CUI were
served by the United States Marshals Service for the Middle District of Georgia (“Marshals
Service”). By Order (Doc. 55) entered June 23, 2026, the Marshals Service was directed to
serve Defendant Ryan Zellner, and on June 23, 2026, the Marshals Service issued USM 285
Process Receipt and Return (“Process Receipt”) with respect to Ryan Zellner by regular United
States Mail. (See Doc. 56).
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 Ryan Zellner was Wednesday, July 8, 2026. The
docket does not reflect that the Process Receipt has been returned as undeliverable. Nor does
the docket reflect that such document has been executed. Per the Process Receipt, notice of
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service was to be sent to Plaintiff. Defendant Ryan Zellner has not filed an answer or other
responsive pleading to the Complaint.
Accordingly, the Court ORDERS Plaintiff file evidence of executed Process Receipt
or waiver with respect to Ryan Zellner and/or show cause no later than Friday, August 28,
2026, why the Complaint should not be dismissed as to Defendant Ryan Zellner for failure to
serve such Defendant. Plaintiff is hereby noticed that failure to respond to or comply with this
Order will subject this case to dismissal as to Defendant Ryan Zellner, without prejudice, and
without further notice or proceeding
SO ORDERED, this 12th day of August 2026.
/s/W. Louis Sands
W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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