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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: VOLKSWAGEN “CLEAN DIESEL” 

MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES, AND 

PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

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This Order Relates To:

MDL Dkt. No. 1567

Martin, 3:16-cv-00712-CRB

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MDL No. 2672 CRB (JSC)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

DISMISS

The record supports that defendant Santander Consumer USA Inc. has not been served 

with the complaint in Martin, and more than 90 days have passed since the complaint was filed. 

(See MDL Dkt. No. 1567–1, Fuller Decl. ¶ 2.) Good cause for the failure to serve Santander has 

not been shown. The Court therefore GRANTS Santander’s motion to dismiss the action against 

it without prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. P.4(m) (“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.”) 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 11, 2019

CHARLES R. BREYER

United States District Judge

Case 3:16-cv-00712-CRB Document 15 Filed 10/11/19 Page 1 of 1