Alameda County Electrical Industry Service Corporation et al v. Stuward
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Re: Failure to Prosecute. SHOW CAUSE RESPONSE DUE BY THURSDAY DECEMBER 19, 2013 AT 5:00 P.M. Order to Show Cause Hearing set for 1/9/2014 11:00 AM. Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 12/18/2013. (lblc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/18/2013)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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Northern District of California
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San Francisco Division
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For the Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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ALAMEDA COUNTY ELECTRICAL
INDUSTRY SERVICE CORPORATION, et
al.,
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No. C 11-05676 LB
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Plaintiffs,
v.
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RONALD WALTER STUWARD,
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Defendant.
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Plaintiffs filed this action against Defendant Ronald Walter Stuward, doing business as Digital
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Electric Enterprises, on November 23, 2011. See Complaint, ECF No. 1.1 After Plaintiffs
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repeatedly trying to serve Stuward without success, the court granted Plaintiffs’ motion for
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permission to serve Stuward by publication. See ECF Nos. 7-11, 14-15, 19-20. Plaintiffs filed
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certificates of service on April 24 and May 6, 2013. ECF Nos. 22-23. On August 26, 2013,
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Plaintiffs moved for entry of default. ECF No. 24. The Clerk entered default on August 29, 2013.
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ECF No. 25. Then on September 3, 2013, Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their claims against the
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unnamed Doe defendants. ECF No. 26. The case has since come to a standstill.
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Accordingly, the court ORDERS Plaintiffs to show cause why this action should not be
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dismissed for failure to prosecute. Plaintiffs must file a written response no later than Thursday
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December 19, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. The court sets a show cause hearing for Thursday, January 9,
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2014 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom C, 15th Floor, United States District Court, 450 Golden Gate
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Avenue, San Francisco, California, 94102.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: December 18, 2013
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LAUREL BEELER
United States Magistrate Judge
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For the Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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