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Nature of Suit Code: 120
Nature of Suit: Marine Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 46:741 Shipping

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* The caption is amended to reflect the dismissals stated

herein.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THYSSEN KRUPP MATERIALS NA INC., )

) 2:07-cv-1370-GEB-KJM 

Plaintiff, )

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v. ) ORDER

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PORT OF STOCKTON, an entity of )

unknown form; SSA MARINE, INC., a )

corporation; and SSA CONTAINERS, )

INC., a corporation, )

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Defendants.* )

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On December 10, 2007, an order issued notifying Plaintiff

“that any Defendant not served within the 120-day period prescribed in

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) may be dismissed without

prejudice under Rule 4(m) unless Plaintiff shows, in a filing due no

later than noon on December 14, 2007, good cause for the failure to

serve said defendant(s).” The order further stated that “to avoid

dismissal of a named defendant not served when the November 26 Status

Report was filed, proof of service must be filed no later than noon on

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Report filed January 7, 2008 reveals that “[t]he remaining

defendants have not been served, and plaintiff does not

anticipate being able to serve them.” (JSR at 2.)

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December 14, 2007.” Because Plaintiff has not filed proof of service

on M/V AFRICAN KINGFISHER, DELICA SHIPPING SA, INUI STEAMSHIP CO. LTD.

(INUI KISEN KK), MUR SHIPPING RSA (PTY) LTD., or MURSHIPPING LONDON

LTD., nor has Plaintiff shown good cause for the failure to serve

those Defendants, M/V AFRICAN KINGFISHER, DELICA SHIPPING SA, INUI

STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. (INUI KISEN KK), MUR SHIPPING RSA (PTY) LTD., and

MURSHIPPING LONDON LTD. are dismissed from this action without

prejudice.1

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 11, 2008

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