Reddy v. Medquist, Inc et al

Filing 150

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE PROOFS OF SERVICE. Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on June 12, 2013. (psglc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/12/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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KRISHNA REDDY,

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Plaintiff,
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MEDQUIST, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No.: C 12-01324 PSG
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PROOFS OF SERVICE

On March 16, 2012, Plaintiff Krishna Reddy (“Reddy”) sued a number of defendants,

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including Kathy Pinkstaff, April Porter, Mayra Figueras, Russell Dunn, Steven E. Allen, Judy
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Compagno, Jason Gerster, John W. Guaintance, and John M. Suender. As Reddy sued the
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aforementioned defendants both as individuals and agents of MedQuist Transcriptions, LTD
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(“MedQuist”), she is required to show proof that she served defendants within 120 days in
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compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e). It appears that Reddy has only mailed the defendants at
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MedQuist’s Tennessee address, which is insufficient to effect individual service.1 Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Reddy show good cause for her failure to timely serve the
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above-referenced defendants by June 21, 2013. If she cannot do so, the court will dismiss the case
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as to those defendants under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).
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See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e); See also Thompson v. Kerr, 555 F. Supp. 1090, 1093-94 (S.D. Ohio
1982) (where the plaintiff sued both the corporation and the individual employees, and the
complaint was served by certified mail only to the corporate office, service was “insufficient to
satisfy the service of process requirements with respect to the individual defendants”).
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 12, 2013

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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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