Garza v. Racine Motorcars LLC

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Judge J.P. Stadtmueller on 8/29/2018. Within 14 days, Plaintiff to provide evidence of service or otherwise explain why good cause exists to extend the Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) deadline for service. Failure to do so will result in dismissal of this action without prejudice and without further notice. (cc: all counsel)(jm)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
NANCY GARZA,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 18-CV-702-JPS

v.
RACINE MOTORCARS LLC,

ORDER

Defendant.
The plaintiff filed her complaint in this matter on May 4, 2018.
(Docket #1). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) provides:
If a defendant is not served within 90 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. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the
failure, the court must extend the time for service for an
appropriate period.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). The ninety-day deadline expired on August 2, 2018. A
summons was issued in May but no evidence of service has been filed. The
Court will therefore require that, within fourteen (14) days of the entry of
this Order, the plaintiff must provide evidence of service or otherwise
explain why good cause exists to extend the Rule 4(m) deadline. Failure to
do so will result in dismissal of this action without prejudice and without
further notice. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that, within fourteen (14) days of the entry of this
Order, the plaintiff must provide evidence of service or otherwise explain

why good cause exists to extend the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m)
deadline for service.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 29th day of August, 2018.
BY THE COURT:

J.P. Stadtmueller
U.S. District Judge

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