James Poet v. Time Warner et al

Filing 14

(In Chambers) Order to Show Cause re Dismissal for Lack of Prosecution by Judge Dale S. Fischer. Response to Order to Show Cause due by 3/20/2017. Refer to the Court's order for details. (pso)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MEMORANDUM

Case No.
Title

Date

CV 16-7930 DSF (AJWx)

2/27/17

James Poet v. Time Warner, Inc., et al.

Present: The
Honorable

DALE S. FISCHER, United States District Judge

Debra Plato
Deputy Clerk

Not Present
Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs:

Attorneys Present for Defendants:

Not Present

Not Present

Proceedings:

(In Chambers) Order to Show Cause re Dismissal for Lack of
Prosecution

On January 26, 2017, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause re Dismissal for
Lack of Prosecution. In response, Plaintiff filed proofs of service for both Defendants.
However, neither proof of service appears, on its face, to comply with Rule 4’s
requirements for service of process. Therefore, Plaintiff is ordered to show cause, in
writing, why service was adequate or, alternatively, to serve Defendants again in a
manner authorized by Rule 4. Plaintiff’s response or new proofs of service are to be filed
no later than March 20, 2017. Failure to comply with this order by that date will result in
dismissal of the case for lack of prosecution.
The Court may not provide advice to any party, including persons who are not
represented by a lawyer. (Such persons are known as “pro se litigants.”) However, this
District has a “Pro Se Clinic” that can provide information and assistance about many
aspects of civil litigation in this Court. The Clinic is administered by Public Counsel, a
public interest law firm, and it is staffed by lawyers and a paralegal. In order to benefit
from the guidance the Clinic may be in a position to provide, you have to go there
directly. The Pro Se Clinic is open to members of the public on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays, 9:30 a.m.–noon and 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Clinic is located in Room G-19 on the Main Street Floor of the U.S. Courthouse at
312 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, California.
Although the Clinic does not provide assistance telephonically, for further
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MEMORANDUM
information about it you may call [phone], ext. 270. In addition, the Court has
information of importance to pro se litigants at the “Pro Se” link on its website,
http://court.cacd.uscourts.gov/cacd/ProSe.nsf/.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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