Opinion
8:22-cv-01249-KES
10-07-2022
John Lee v. Regina Teresa Jensen, et al.
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 Defendant
Plaintiff John Lee (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on July 1, 2022. (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 September 29, 2022, Plaintiff has not filed any proof of service as of the date of this order.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that, on or before October 21, 2022, Plaintiff shall show cause why this action should not be dismissed without prejudice for failure to timely serve Defendant.