Opinion
8:23-cv-02476-KES
04-22-2024
Christopher E. Lawrence v. Reko's Enterprise LLC
PRESENT: THE HONORABLE KAREN E. SCOTT, U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): Order to Show Cause Why Action Should Not Be Dismissed for Failure to Timely Serve Defendants
Plaintiff Christopher E. Lawrence (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on December 28, 2023. (Dkt. 1.) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) generally requires plaintiffs to serve defendants with process within 90 days after the complaint is filed. Although that 90-day deadline expired on March 27, 2024, Plaintiff has not filed any proof of service as of the date of this order.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that, on or before April 29, 2024, Plaintiff shall show cause why this action should not be dismissed without prejudice for failure to timely serve Defendant. The Court sees the notice at Dkt. 7, but this fails to show that Plaintiff used reasonable diligence over the past 90 days to learn the correct address and serve Defendant there.