Patel et al v. Jaddou et al
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ORDER directing the Plaintiffs to file proof of service as to both Defendants or to show cause in writing within fourteen (14) days from the date of this Order why this case should not be dismissed for failure to timely perfect service re 1 Complaint. (Show Cause Response due by 7/22/2024) Signed by District Judge J. Randal Hall on 7/8/2024. (kjm)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
AUGUSTA DIVISION
NITINKUMAR
BHAVIKABEN
BABULAL
NITINKUMAR
PATEL,
PATEL,
and KUSH NITINKUMAR PATEL,
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Plaintiffs,
CV 124-031
V
UR JADDOU, Director for USCIS;
and THE UNITED STATES,
Defendants.
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on its own accord.
filed this lawsuit on March 18, 2024.
(Doc. 1.)
ninety days thereafter to serve Defendants.
4(m).
Plaintiffs
Plaintiffs had
See Fed. R. Civ. P.
Under both the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and this
Court's Local Rules, proof of service of the summons and complaint,
or waiver of such service, must be filed with the Court.
Fed. R.
Civ. p. 4(1); L.R. 4.3, SDGa. ("It shall be the responsibility of
the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney to effectuate prompt service
of the summons and a copy of the complaint or to obtain and file
a signed waiver of service in accordance with Rule 4 of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure.").
However, Plaintiffs have failed to
show they have served the summons and complaint upon either of the
Defendants within this ninety-day window.
Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS Plaintiffs to file a
proof of service as to both Defendants, or in the alternative, to
show cause in writing WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS from the date of
this Order why this case should not be dismissed for failure to
timely perfect service on Defendants.
ORDER ENTERED at Augusta, Georgia, this
day of July,
2024.
HONORABI^ J. RANDAL HALL
UNITED^^ATES DISTRICT JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
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