Chaten v. Vail et al

Filing 22

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Plaintiff shall show cause why he has not complied with the Court's Order of March 8, 2010. He must provide the necessary addresses and forms or a sufficient explanation for his failure to do so on or before 4/16/10. Otherwise, the court shall recommend dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute. Show Cause Response due by 4/16/2010. Signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L Strombom. (MET) cc: Plaintiff

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ORDER - 1 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local MJR 3 and 4. Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. 4. On February 2, 2010, the court directed service of Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint. Dkt. 10. The waiver and return of service forms directed to Defendants Ryan Denzer, Michael Hines, Michael A. Flemming, Daniel Fitzpatrick, George Gilbert, and Ron Van Boening were all returned by the U.S. Marshal unexecuted and marked "not at provided address." Dkst. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. On March 8, 2010, the court advised Plaintiff that before another attempt to complete service on these defendants could be made, he UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA ADRIAN LEWIS CHATEN, No. C09-5615 RJB/KLS Plaintiff, v. RON VAN BOENING, et al., Defendants. This case has been referred to United States Magistrate Judge Karen L. Strombom ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

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must provide current addresses. Dkt. 18. Plaintiff was provided with additional summonses and marshal forms for that purpose. Id., p. 2. To date, Plaintiff has not provided current addresses for Defendants Ryan Denzer, Michael Hines, Michael A. Flemming, Daniel Fitzpatrick, George Gilbert, and Ron Van Boening. Accordingly, personal jurisdiction over these defendants does not exist and the court has no authority over them. Accordingly, it is ORDERED: (1) Plaintiff shall show cause why he has not complied with the court's Order of March 8, 2010. He must provide the necessary addresses and forms or a sufficient explanation for his failure to do so on or before April 16, 2010. Otherwise, the court shall recommend dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute. (2) The Clerk shall send copies of this Order to Plaintiff.

DATED this 2nd day of April, 2010.

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Karen L. Strombom United States Magistrate Judge

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