Lorraine Bond v. Office of the Attorney General

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________

No. 22-5272 September Term, 2022 1:21-cv-01430-TSC Filed On: January 3, 2023 Lorraine Bond,

Appellant v.

Office of the Attorney General, of the United

States, et al.,

Appellees

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

BEFORE: Walker and Childs, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge

JUDGMENT

This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by the appellant, which the court construes as including a request for initial hearing en banc. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). It is

ORDERED that the request for initial hearing en banc be denied. See Fed. R. App. P. 35(a). It is

FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s order filed September 22, 2022 be affirmed. Appellant has not shown that she served any of the defendants and has not shown good cause for failing to do so. See Morrissey v. Mayorkas, 17 F.4th 1150, 1157-58 (D.C. Cir. 2021). Accordingly, the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing appellant’s case. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________

No. 22-5272 September Term, 2022 Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App. P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.

Per Curiam

FOR THE COURT: Mark J. Langer, Clerk BY: /s/ Daniel J. Reidy Deputy Clerk

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