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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED MERCHANT SERVICES OF CA, 

LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

SHAUN STACKS PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC, 

et al.

Defendants.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00481-JLT-SAB

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE 

NOTICE OF STATUS OF SERVICE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 DEADLINE

Plaintiff filed this action on April 23, 2024. (ECF No. 1.) A scheduling conference is 

currently set for October 10, 2024. (ECF No. 3.) Plaintiff has not returned service documents 

for either defendant in this action nor have the defendants filed responsive pleadings. 

Rule 4(m) provides that “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.” 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). “But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court must extend 

the time for service for an appropriate period.” Id. The order setting the scheduling conference 

in this matter additionally provides that: “plaintiff shall diligently pursue service of the summons 

and complaint and dismiss those defendants against whom the plaintiff will not pursue claims . . 

.[and] plaintiff shall promptly file proofs of service of the summons and complaint so the Court 

has a record of service.” (ECF No. 3 at 1.) 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that no later than September 11, 2024, 

Plaintiff shall file a notice regarding the status of service on Defendants Shaun Stacks 

Photography, LLC and Shaun Michael Gonzales. Plaintiff is advised that failure to comply with 

this order may result in the issuance of sanctions, up to and including dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 6, 2024 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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