Bentley v. Draper

Filing 8

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Show Cause Response due by 9/29/2017. Case Management Statement due by 11/20/2017. Initial Case Management Conference set for 11/27/2017 01:30 PM in Courtroom A, 15th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim on 9/15/2017. (Attachments: #1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(mklS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/18/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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STEVEN D. BENTLEY,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

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TIMOTHY C. DRAPER,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 17-cv-03835-SK

Defendant.

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Plaintiff filed his complaint in the above captioned matter on July 5, 2017. On July 7,

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2017, the Court granted his application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (Dkt. 4.) In a

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letter dated July 10, 2017, the Clerk requested that Plaintiff provide Defendant’s address to the

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Court to ensure that proper service is made. (Dkt. 5.) To date, Plaintiff has not responded to the

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letter or otherwise provided Defendant’s address. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4

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(“Rule 4”), “[i]f a defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court . . .

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must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made

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within a specified time.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). The Court must extend the time for service “if the

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plaintiff shows good cause for the failure.” Id. The ninety day deadline expires on October 3,

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2017.

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Based on Plaintiff’s failure to respond to the Clerk’s letter and provide Defendant’s
address, the Court HEREBY ORDERS Plaintiff TO SHOW CAUSE why this case should not be
dismissed for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). Plaintiff
shall file a written response to this Order to Show Cause and provide Defendant’s address for
service by no later than September 29, 2017. Moreover, Plaintiff shall provide good cause for the
delay in responding to the Clerk’s letter and in providing Defendant’s address. Plaintiff is
admonished that if he fails to file a response to this Order to Show Cause by September 29, 2017,

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the Court will reassign this matter and issue a report and recommendation that this matter by

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dismissed for failure to prosecute. The Court FURTHER ORDERS that the case management

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conference scheduled for October 16, 2017 is CONTINUED to November 27, 2017 at 1:30 PM in

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Courtroom A, 15th Floor, Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California

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94102.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 15, 2017
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SALLIE KIM
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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