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Ward v. Palmer

United States District Court, Northern District of California
Dec 2, 2021
21-cv-00530-JST (N.D. Cal. Dec. 2, 2021)

Opinion

21-cv-00530-JST

12-02-2021

ANJALI WARD, Plaintiff, v. RENEE PALMER, et al., Defendants.


ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SERVICE

JON S. TIGAR United States District Judge

This case was filed on January 14, 2021. As of the date of this order, the docket reflects no evidence that the summons and complaint have been served on the defendants.

Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides, in relevant 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. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court must extend the time for service for an appropriate period.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).

322 days have now passed since the filing of the complaint. Plaintiff is therefore ordered to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for failure to serve. A written response to this order is due by December 23, 2022. The Court will conduct a hearing on the order to show cause on January 4, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

If Plaintiff's written response to the order to show cause is accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the summons and complaint have been served, the order to show cause will be 1 withdrawn and the January 4, 2022 hearing will be converted to a case management conference.

The case management conference scheduled for December 7, 2021 is vacated.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 2


Summaries of

Ward v. Palmer

United States District Court, Northern District of California
Dec 2, 2021
21-cv-00530-JST (N.D. Cal. Dec. 2, 2021)
Case details for

Ward v. Palmer

Case Details

Full title:ANJALI WARD, Plaintiff, v. RENEE PALMER, et al., Defendants.

Court:United States District Court, Northern District of California

Date published: Dec 2, 2021

Citations

21-cv-00530-JST (N.D. Cal. Dec. 2, 2021)