Opinion
21-cv-04511-SI
09-21-2021
ALIVIA J. STRICKLIN, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant.
ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
SUSAN ILLSTON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiff called the Court's courtroom deputy requesting the October 1, 2021 initial case management conference be postponed so plaintiff could continue looking for counsel. Plaintiff filed her complaint on June 2, 2021. To date, the complaint has not been served. Pursuant to FRCP 4(m) plaintiffs must serve the complaint within 90 days of when the complaint is filed giving plaintiff a deadline of August 31, 2021, which has come and gone.
As such, the Court orders as follows:
(1) The initial case management conference will no longer go forward on October 1 and instead will be set for January 14, 2022 at 2:30 pm.
(2) The Court grants plaintiff a 90-day extension for plaintiff to serve the complaint, giving plaintiff until November 29, 2021 to serve the complaint on defendants . Service may be effected by any person who is not a party and who is at least 18 years of age, which means that plaintiff, as a party, may not effect service. If service of the summons and complaint is not made upon a defendant by November 29, 2021 and the summons and proof of service is not filed with the Court within 30 days thereafter, your action will, under Rule 4(m), be dismissed as to that defendant.
(3) Failure to do these things within the designated time will result in the dismissal of your case
under Rule 4(m) and Rule 41(b).
(4) Plaintiff must review and comply with standing orders for the Northern District and Judge Illston.
Finally, the Court recommends plaintiff reach out to the Northern District's pro se litigant help desk. For additional information on procedures for litigating in Federal Court, pro se litigants are encouraged to contact the Court's Legal Help Center (415) 782-8982 or sign up for an appointment with the Center at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 15th Floor, Room 2796, San Francisco, CA 94102.
IT IS SO ORDERED.