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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

TONIA NELSON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, LLC, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:15-CV-00092-KJM-DAD

ORDER 

On May 9, 2016, the court ordered plaintiff Tonia Nelson to show cause within 

fourteen (14) days why the court should not dismiss the “Doe” defendants. ECF No. 30. The 

court also ordered plaintiff’s counsel, Erik Peterson, to show cause within seven (7) days why he 

should not be sanctioned in the amount of $250 for his failure to obtain admission to the Bar of 

the Eastern District of California, as required by the Local Rules. Id. 

More than fourteen days have passed, and plaintiff and plaintiff’s counsel have 

each failed to respond to the court’s order. The court construes the lack of response as a 

concession. Accordingly, the court DISMISSES the unnamed defendants under Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 4(m). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) (providing for dismissal of defendants not served 

within ninety days of filing of the complaint unless the plaintiff shows good cause); see also 

Glass v. Fields, No. 1:09-00098, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97604 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 31, 2011); Hard 

Drive Prods. v. Does, No. 11-01567, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109837, at *2–4 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 27, 

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2011). The court also SANCTIONS plaintiff’s counsel in the amount of $250.00, payable to the 

Clerk of the Court within fourteen (14) days of the date this order is served. Counsel shall not 

pass this cost on to his client. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: June 7, 2016 

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