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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

REENA CHOPRA,

Plaintiff,

 v.

MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. 09-05061 CW

ORDER RE SERVICE

The above-captioned complaint was filed on October 23, 2009,

and a Case Management Conference was set for April 13, 2010. 

Pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

service of the summons and complaint must be made upon a defendant

within 120 days after the filing of the complaint. To date, the

summons and complaint have not been served. Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Plaintiff serve the summons,

complaint, and the enclosed Amended Order Setting Case Management

Conference on the Defendants by March 31, 2010 (see attached

instructions for service). Failure to timely serve the summons,

complaint and Amended Order Setting Case Management Conference will

result in dismissal of this case for failure to prosecute. The

Case Management Conference is continued to June 8, 2010, at 2:00

p.m.

Dated: 3/15/10

 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICE

 

 The requirements for properly serving a summons and complaint are

set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4. First, the summons

itself must be signed by the clerk and bear the seal of the court,

among other requirements. F.R.C.P. 4(a). Once a proper summons has

been issued by the court, the plaintiff must serve that summons on

the defendants or ask defendants to waive service. F.R.C.P. 4(c),

(d). The plaintiff must file proof of service or a waiver signed by

defendant with the court within 120 days of filing the complaint.

F.R.C.P. 4(l), (m). Plaintiffs may ask defendants to waive service

of process. To do so, a plaintiff must mail or deliver a copy of the

complaint to the defendant along with a specified notice requesting

that the defendant waive service. F.R.C.P. 4(d)(2). The plaintiff

must provide 30 days for the defendant to respond and must include a

self-addressed stamped envelope by which the defendant can comply with

the request. F.R.C.P. 4(d)(2). If the defendant waives service, he

or she has 60 days to respond to the plaintiff's complaint; if the

defendant refuses to waive service, he or she must pay the plaintiff's

costs of service unless he or she can show good cause for failing to

waive service. F.R.C.P. 4(d)(2), (3). If the defendant agrees to

waive service, the plaintiff must file a copy of the waiver with the

court in lieu of filing a proof of service. F.R.C.P. 4(d)(4). Waiver

forms are available at the clerk of the court's office. If the

defendant does not waive service, the plaintiff must properly serve

the defendant with the summons and complaint, following the

requirements of federal or State law. F.R.C.P. 4(e). Under federal

law, plaintiffs must arrange for someone who is not a party to the

case and who is at least 18 years of age to hand deliver a copy of the

documents to the defendant, leave copies of the documents at the

individual's home with some person of suitable age and discretion who

lives there, or deliver a copy of the documents to an agent authorized

by appointment or by law to receive service of process for the

defendant. F.R.C.P. 4(e)(2). 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

REENA CHOPRA,

Plaintiff,

 v.

MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV09-05061 CW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court,

Northern District of California.

That on March 15, 2010, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said

envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle located

in the Clerk's office.

Reena Chopra

644 Fulton St. #2

Redwood City, CA 94061

Dated: March 15, 2010

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Sheilah Cahill, Deputy Clerk

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