Louise et al v. Lew

Filing 7

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Show Cause Response due by 1/26/2015.. Signed by Judge Kandis A. Westmore on 01/07/2015. (kawlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/7/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARIE LOUISE, et al.,

Case No. 14-cv-03856-KAW

Plaintiffs,
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v.
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JACOB JOSEPH LEW,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Pro se plaintiffs Marie Louise and Keith Allan ("Plaintiffs") commenced the above-

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captioned case on August 26, 2014. (Compl., Dkt. No. 1.)
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) provides that "[i]f a defendant is not served 120 days

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after the complaint is filed, the court . . . must dismiss the action without prejudice against the

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defendant . . . ." In this case, the deadline for service of the summons and complaint was

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December 24, 2014. As of the filing of this order, however, Plaintiffs have not filed a certificate

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of service indicating that the defendant has been served.
Accordingly, the Court hereby orders Plaintiffs to show cause why this case should not be

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dismissed for failure to prosecute. Plaintiffs shall file a written response to this order to show

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cause by January 26, 2015. Failure to file a response to this order may result in dismissal of this

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action.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 01/07/2015
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KANDIS A. WESTMORE
United States Magistrate Judge