The Johnson’s quest for justice over the death of their son Kendrick, who was found dead in a rolled-up gym mat in 2013, has taken another hit as a federal judge dismissed the wrongful death suit they filed.

The judge dismissed the case on Wed 14th June citing Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson’s negligence in failing to serve the defendants with their amended lawsuit in a timely manner.

U.S. District Court Judge Louis W. Sands Sr. wrote:

“The Court has already recognized that Plaintiffs did not complete service within the first ninety days because of counsel’s ignorance of a 2015 change to Rule 4(m), which reduced the number of days to complete service from 120 to 90,”

“The record is replete with evidence that Plaintiffs attempted to complete service in this action, but because of alleged non-compliance with the federal rules and other problems, they were unable to ever adequately do so.”

The Johnson’s filed the $100 million suit in June 2015. The defendants were their son’s former schoolmates Branden Bell, Brian Bell and their father, FBI Special Agent Rick Bell, all of whom deny any connection with Kendrick’s death.

The court order was filed without prejudice, which means that the parents can try the case again.