Boy Racer, Inc v. Does 1-52

Filing 26

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Show Cause Response due by 3/23/2012. Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on 3/8/2012. (ofr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/8/2012)

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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BOY RACER, INC.,

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Plaintiff,
v.

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DOES 1-52,
Defendants.

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Case No.: 11-CV-2329-PSG
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

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On May 11, 2011, Plaintiff filed the operative complaint. After a series of motions and
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court orders related to Plaintiff’s initial ex parte application for leave to take early discovery, which
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the court granted-in-part,1 and follow-up application for leave to take further early discovery,
which the court denied,2 the court denied Plaintiff’s motion to certify for appeal its interlocutory
order denying further ex parte discovery.3 There has been no activity on the docket since that order.

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Docket No. 8.

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Docket No. 21.

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Docket No. 25.

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Case No.: 11-2329
ORDER

As the 120-day deadline for service has long since passed,4 the court hereby ORDERS

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Plaintiff to show cause why the court should not dismiss its claims pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4.

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No later than March 23, 2012, Plaintiff shall file a response to the order to show cause. Failure to

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comply will result in dismissal.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 3/8/2012

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PAUL S. GREWAL
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) (“If a defendant is not served within 120 days after the complaint is
filed, the court – on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff – must dismiss the action
without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made within a specified time.”).
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Case No.: 11-2329
ORDER