Ahmed Farhan Sulaiman v. United States Department of Homeland Security DHS et al

Filing 9

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re Dismissal for Lack of Prosecution by Judge Dale S. Fischer. Response to Order to Show Cause due by 4/30/2020. (rfi)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
AHMED FARHAN SULAIMAN
Plaintiff(s),

CASE NO.
2:20−cv−00019−DSF−E

v.

Order to Show Cause re
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF Dismissal for Lack of
HOMELAND SECURITY DHS, et al. Prosecution
Defendant(s).

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require a plaintiff to serve process
on the defendants within 90 days of the filing of the complaint. Fed. R. Civ.
P. 4(m). The Court may extend this deadline for good cause. Id. More than
90 days have passed since the complaint in this case was filed, and Plaintiff
has not filed a proof of service for at least one defendant. Therefore,
Plaintiff is ordered to show cause no later than April 30, 2020 why the
unserved defendant(s) should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. The
filing of proof(s) of service showing that the relevant defendant(s) was/were
served within the 90-day period or a showing of good cause for extending
the service period constitute adequate responses to this order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Date: April 16, 2020

/s/ Dale S. Fischer
Dale S. Fischer
United States District Judge