Roberts v. Stidham
19 So. 3d 1155 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009) (October)
The trial judge dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint for failure to effectuate service within 120 days, as required by the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. The district court reversed this dismissal, holding that the plaintiff had shown good cause for the failure to serve the defendant. The district court emphasized that the plaintiff’s process server attempted to serve the defendant 10 times within the 120 day window.