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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Case No. 11-cv-05658-PSG

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ABEL MEKKOUDI,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 11-cv-05658-PSG

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Plaintiff Abel Mekkoudi filed this case on November 22, 2011,

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and a summons was 

issued for Defendants on the same day.2 After a lengthy stay due to his pending bankruptcy 

proceeding, Mekkoudi indicated in March of 2015 that he intended to pursue this litigation.3 

Nevertheless, nearly a year after the case resumed, the court’s records do not indicate that 

Mekkoudi has served the summons on Defendants.

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not contemplate an indefinite and indeterminate 

delay in the service of process.4 In fact, the recent amendments to the Federal Rules sought to 

reduce the delay in the early stages of litigation by reducing the time to serve a defendant from 

120 to 90 days.5

 

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See Docket No. 1.

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See Docket No. 2.

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See Docket Nos. 9, 13.

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See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).

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See id.

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Case No. 11-cv-05658-PSG

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Here, Mekkoudi has not complied with Rule 4(m), which requires defendants to be served 

within 120 days after the complaint is filed. Accordingly, the court ORDERS Mekkoudi TO 

SHOW CAUSE why this case should not be dismissed for failure to serve Defendants and/or 

prosecute this action. Mekkoudi shall submit a written response on or before February 2, 2016. In 

the alternative, if Mekkoudi files proof of service on Defendants on or before that date, the court 

will dissolve this order to show cause. The court advises Mekkoudi that a failure to respond to the 

order to show cause by February 2 will result in the dismissal of this action.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 19, 2016

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PAUL S. GREWAL

United States Magistrate Judge

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