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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 18:1964 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KIAN R. MCCARTHY,

Plaintiff,

v.

MEGAN J. BRENNAN,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-03308-JSC 

ORDER RE: SUMMONS

Plaintiff Kian R. McCarthy, proceeding pro se, brings this action against Megan J. Brennan 

in her capacity as Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service (“Defendant”). Plaintiff 

filed the instant complaint on July 16, 2015. (Dkt. No. 1.) The Court previously denied Plaintiff’s 

application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and, accordingly, ordered Plaintiff to pay the 

filing fee. (Dkt. No. 7.) The record now reflects that Plaintiff timely paid the filing fee in 

accordance with the Court’s Order. (See Dkt. No. 9.) 

However, Plaintiff did not attach a proposed summons to his complaint, the Clerk’s Office 

has not issued a summons, and Defendant has not yet been served. Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 4 governs service of a complaint and summons in federal court. It is the plaintiff’s 

obligation to present a summons to the Clerk of Court for signature and seal. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(b). 

If the summons is properly completed, then the Clerk’s Office issues it to the plaintiff for service 

on the defendant. Id. “The plaintiff is responsible for having the summons and complaint served” 

within 120 days after the complaint is filed, unless the plaintiff shows good cause for its failure to 

serve a defendant. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c), (m). Thus, it is Plaintiff’s responsibility to obtain a 

summons from the Clerk of Court and timely serve Defendant, and failure to do so may result in 

dismissal. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m); Arim v. First Horizon Home Loans, No. C 11-01544 LB, 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

2012 WL 6783559, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 17, 2012).

In light of the fact that Plaintiff has not yet obtained a summons, the case management 

conference currently set for October 15, 2015 is CONTINUED to December 17, 2015 at 1:30 

p.m., before Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, in Courtroom F, 15th Floor, Federal 

Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco. A case management conference statement 

shall be filed seven days prior to the conference.

The Court encourages Plaintiff to seek free legal assistance from the Northern District’s 

Pro Se Help Desk, United States Courthouse, San Francisco, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 15th 

Floor, Room 2796, San Francisco CA 94102, or the Help Desk at the Oakland Federal 

Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, 4th Floor, Room 470S, Oakland CA 94612. Appointments can be 

made in person or by calling 415-782-8982.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 11, 2015

________________________

JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY

United States Magistrate Judge

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