Compassion Over Killing et al v. Central Valley Meat Co, Inc.

Filing 22

ORDER Granting Plaintiff's 21 Request for Extension of Time to Serve Complaint and Directing Clerk of Court to Issue Summons and Scheduling Order signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 01/22/2014. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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COMPASSION OVER KILLING, et al.,

Case No. 1:12-cv-01375-LJO-SAB
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO
SERVE COMPLAINT AND DIRECTING
CLERK OF COURT TO ISSUE SUMMONS
AND SCHEDULING ORDER

Plaintiffs,

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v.

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CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT CO. INC.,

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Defendant.

(ECF No. 21)

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Plaintiff Compassion Over Killing filed the complaint in this action on August 22, 2012.

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On May 23, 2013, the United States filed a notice of election to decline

19 intervention. (ECF No. 17.) An order issued on January 7, 2014, ordering Plaintiff’s to notify
20 the Court of the status of this action based upon the United States declining to intervene. (ECF
21 No. 20.) On January 21, 2014, Plaintiffs filed a status report requesting sixty days in which to
22 obtain counsel and serve the complaint. (ECF No. 21.)
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Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Plaintiff’s request for an extension of time to serve the complaint is GRANTED;

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The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to issue the summons and new case

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documents in this action;

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Plaintiff shall serve the complaint on or before March 24, 2014; and

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Failure to comply with this order may result in the dismissal of this action.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

January 22, 2014
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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