Metcalfe v. State of California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, et al
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Order to Show Cause Hearing set for 9/5/2012 02:00 PM. Show Cause Response due by 8/29/2012. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on 7/27/2012. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/27/2012)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN JOSE DIVISION
United States District Court
For the Northern District of California
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RONALD METCALFE,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA; DEPARTMENT OF )
CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION;
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SALINAS VALLEY STATE PRISON (SVSP) )
WARDEN A. HEDGPETH; FORMER SVSP )
WARDEN M. EVANS; FORMER SVSP CHIEF )
DEPUTY WARDEN G. NEOTTI; FORMER
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SVSP CHIEF DEPUTY WARDEN G. LEWIS; )
CORRECTIONAL TRAINING FACILITY
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(CTF) WARDEN R. GROUNDS; FORMER
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CTF WARDEN(A) C. NOLL; and DOES 1
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THROUGH 50 INCLUSIVE,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 12-cv-01445-LHK
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
On March 22, 2012, Plaintiff Ronald Metcalfe (“Metcalfe”), who is represented, filed his
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original complaint in this matter. ECF No. 1. The matter was assigned to Magistrate Judge
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Grewal. On June 18, 2012, Metcalfe declined to proceed before the Magistrate Judge and
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requested that the matter be reassigned to a United States District Judge. ECF No. 5. The matter
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was reassigned to the undersigned judge on June 19, 2012. ECF No. 7. A case management
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conference was scheduled for September 26, 2012. 127 days have passed since the filing of the
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original complaint but no proofs of service have been filed.
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Case No.: 12-CV-01445-LHK
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) requires a plaintiff to serve a defendant within 120
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days after he files the complaint. A court must dismiss a case without prejudice if a plaintiff has
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not complied with Rule 4(m), unless the plaintiff shows good cause for his failure to serve the
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defendant. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).
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Under Rule 4(m), Metcalfe was required to file proofs of service for each Defendant by
July 20, 2012. Metcalfe has not filed proofs of service for any of the Defendants. Accordingly, the
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Court ORDERS Metcalfe to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for failure to
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serve the Defendants as required by Rule 4(m) by August 29, 2012. See, e.g., Boles v.
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Courvoisier, Case No. 11-cv-04854-YGR, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77249, at *20 (N.D. Cal. June 4,
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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California
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2012) (issuing order to show cause for failure to serve defendants within 120 days). The Court will
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hold an order to show cause hearing on September 5, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. Failure to respond by
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August 29, 2012 and failure to appear at the hearing scheduled for September 5, 2012, will result in
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a dismissal without prejudice. The case management conference scheduled for September 26,
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2012, is hereby vacated.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: July 27, 2012
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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge
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Case No.: 12-CV-01445-LHK
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
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