
    Annette McKEE; Bertha Kelly, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Richard MITCHELL, County Attorney, Oswego, New York, Defendant-Appellee.
    No. 05-16356.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Dec. 4, 2006.
    
    Filed Dec. 12, 2006.
    McKee-Hovland, Stockton, CA, pro se.
    Bertha Kelly C-6, Fulton, NY, pro se.
    Margaret Williams, Anwyl, Scoffleld & Stepp, LLP, Sacramento, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.
    Before: GOODWIN, LEAVY, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Annette McKee and Bertha Kelly appeal pro se from the district court’s order dismissing their action for failure to prosecute. We review for abuse of discretion a dismissal for failure to timely serve the summons and complaint, Oyama v. Sheehan (In re Sheehan), 253 F.3d 507, 511 (9th Cir.2001), and we affirm.

The district court properly dismissed the action without prejudice to refiling, because appellants failed to properly serve a summons and complaint on the defendants within 120 days, see Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(e)(1) & 4(m); Cal. Civ. Proc. §§ 415.40 & 417.20(a), or to show good cause for this failure, see In re Sheehan, 253 F.3d at 512; Hamilton v. Endell, 981 F.2d 1062, 1065 (9th Cir.1992) (overruled on other grounds) (“inadvertent error or ignorance of governing rules alone will not excuse a litigant’s failure to effect timely service.”).

The remaining contentions lack merit.

AFFIRMED. 
      
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