Opinion
2:11-cv-02490-GEB-EFB
01-19-2012
THOMAS WAGNER, TAMMY WAGNER, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF STOCKTON, a municipal corporation; BLAIR ULRING, in his capacity of chief of police for CITY OF STOCKTON; MARK BERG (Stockton Police Department Star #0486); JEFFERY TACAZON (Stockton Police Department Star #1395); MICHELLE GUTHRIE (Stockton Police Department Star #1524); DOES 1-20 inclusive, individually and in their capacities as POLICE OFFICERS for the CITY OF STOCKTON, Defendants.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND CONTINUING STATUS (PRETRIAL
SCHEDULING) CONFERENCE; FED. R. CIV. P. 4(M) NOTICE
Defendants' Status Report filed January 17, 2012, reveals this case is not ready to be scheduled. Therefore, the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference scheduled for hearing on January 30, 2012, is continued to March 26, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. A joint status report shall be filed no later than fourteen (14) days prior.
Further, Plaintiffs are notified under Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that failure to serve Defendant Blair Ulring with process within the 120 day period prescribed in that Rule may result in his dismissal. To avoid dismissal, on or before January 27, 2012, Plaintiffs shall file proof of service for this defendant or a filing with sufficient explanation why service was not effected within Rule 4(m)'s prescribed service period.
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GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.
United States District Judge