Opinion
2:23-cv-01809-RFB-NJK
04-19-2024
DESH VEGAS, LLC, et al., Plaintiff(s), v. AKR EVENTS, INC., et al., Defendant(s).
ORDER
[Docket No. 16]
NANCY J. KOPPE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs' motion to extend the time to effectuate service. Docket No. 16. Plaintiffs explain that their domestic attempts at service have failed and are now shifting their focus to service abroad. Id. The Court hereby GRANTS that motion to extend and SETS a new deadline to effectuate service for July 11, 2024.
Foreign service is generally not governed by Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(m); see also Lucas v. Natoli, 936 F.2d 432, 432 (9th Cir. 1991) (addressing predecessor version of Rule 4(m)). Nonetheless, courts possess inherent authority to set a deadline for foreign service. See Inst. of Cetacean Rsch. v. Sea Shepherd Conserv. Soc'y, 153 F.Supp.3d 1291, 1320 (W.D. Wash. 2015) (collecting cases). Failure to comply with such deadline may result in dismissal. See id.; see also Panliant Fin'l Corp. v. ISEE3D, Inc., 2014 WL 3592718, at *6-7 (D. Nev. July 21, 2014).
IT IS SO ORDERED.