Opinion
Civ. 23-90 KK/SCY
05-02-2023
JOY EVELYN DEGROAT, Plaintiff, v. MARCOS CORDERO, BRIAN SANCHEZ, COREY NEWMAN, in their official and individual capacities, and NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT, and John Does 1, 2, and 3, Defendants.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
This matter is before the Court sua sponte. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) provides in part:
If a defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court -on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff - must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made within a specified time.Plaintiff filed the complaint on January 30, 2023. Doc. 1. Since then, the record reflects that no summons have been issued and no Defendants have been served.
WHEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, in order to avoid dismissal of this action, Plaintiff must either effect service or provide the Court with a written explanation showing good cause why service has not been made, on or before May 31, 2023.