Candler v. Carter

Filing 6

ORDER signed by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 1/7/14: Plaintiff is GRANTED forty-five days from the date of this order in which to serve summons and complaint, file a motion for service by publication, or, in the alternative, a notice of voluntary dismissal. The status conference RESET for 3/10/2014 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 4 (LKK) before Judge Lawrence K. Karlton. (Kaminski, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ASHLEY CANDLER, an
individual,

No.

CIV. S-13-2072 LKK/CMK

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Plaintiff,
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ORDER
v.

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SHANNON CARTER, an
individual,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff filed her complaint on October 7, 2013. Summons

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issued the same day. Plaintiff has not yet served defendant. A

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status conference is set for January 13, 2014.

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not yet been served, plaintiff will be granted period of up to

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forty-five days in which to serve summons and complaint, file a

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motion for service by publication, or, in the alternative, a

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notice of voluntary dismissal.1

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continued to March 10, 2014.

As defendant has

The status conference will be

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Plaintiff may, as appropriate, file a motion to extend the time for
completion of service of process. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). Nothing in this
order shall be construed as a sua sponte grant of the time for service of
process set by said rule.

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In accordance with the above, the court hereby orders as
follows:

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[1]

Plaintiff is GRANTED forty-five days from the date

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of this order in which to serve summons and complaint, file a

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motion for service by publication, or, in the alternative, a

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notice of voluntary dismissal.

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[2]

The status conference set for January 13, 2014 is

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CONTINUED to March 10, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Parties shall file

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status reports fourteen (14) days prior to the status conference.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED:

January 7, 2014.

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