Opinion
C22-1574-RSL-MLP
06-08-2023
AMAZON.COM INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. DZMITRY KITSENKA, et al., Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' EX PARTE MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO SERVE COMPLAINT
MICHELLE L. PETERSON, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This matter came before the Court on Plaintiffs Amazon.com, Inc.'s, Amazon.com Services LLC's, and the Gillette Company LLC's (together, “Plaintiffs”) Motion to Extend Deadline to Serve Complaint (the “Motion”). (Dkt. # 27.) The Court finds good cause to grant an extension to serve the remaining Defendants. On May 22, 2023, this Court granted Plaintiffs' ex parte motion to expedite discovery. Plaintiffs now state that they cannot reasonably complete expedited discovery and serve the Defendants between May 22, 2023, and June 2, 2023. Moreover, Plaintiffs indicate that the discovery received thus far shows the remaining defendants are “likely located overseas[.]” (Mot. at 5.) Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), the requirement to serve a defendant within 90 days of filing a complaint does not apply to defendants located outside of the United States. Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(m).
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion to Extend Time to Serve Complaint (dkt. # 27) is GRANTED. Plaintiffs' deadline to serve Defendants with the Complaint and Summonses is extended by four (4) months, to October 2, 2023.