Opinion
23-cv-02410-RFL
06-25-2024
MICHAEL STOKES, Plaintiff, v. EMPEROR NORTON'S SHACK, LLC, et al., Defendants.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
RE: DKT. NOS. 39, 41
RITA F. LIN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On April 3, 2024, the Court issued an order granting Michael Stokes's motion for alternate service. Stokes was directed to serve Traver D. Rains via Rains's Instagram account and by publication in the Los Angeles Times and the Fairfield Sun Times. After Stokes failed to file proof of service by publication by the ordered deadline (see Dkt. No. 39 at 4), the Clerk of the Court issued a notice directing Stokes to do so by June 24, 2024. To date, no such filing has been made. Accordingly, Stokes is ordered to show cause, in writing, by July 9, 2024, why his complaint should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to serve. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(m) & 41(b). Alternatively, Stokes may file proof of service by publication as ordered by the Court by that same date. Failure to timely respond to this order will result in the dismissal of this case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.