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Nature of Suit Code: 720
Nature of Suit: Labor Management Relations Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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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

SAN JOSE DIVISION

James Lee Stewart,

Plaintiff,

 v.

Leland Stanford Junior University,

Defendant. /

NO. C 07-04061 JW 

ORDER CONTINUING HEARING ON

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:

DISMISSAL

Plaintiff filed this action on August 8, 2007. (Docket Item No. 1.) The action was originally

set for a Case Management Conference on November 21, 2007 before Magistrate Judge Richard

Seeborg. Judge Seeborg continued the Case Management Conference to January 23, 2008 because

Plaintiff had not served Defendant. (Docket Item No. 3.) The case was then reassigned, and the

Case Management Conference was continued to February 11, 2008. (Docket Item No. 4.) The new

deadline for filing a Joint Statement was February 1, 2008. To date, the record indicates that

Plaintiff still has not served Defendant. Service pursuant to Rule 4(m) of Fed. R. Civ. P. expired on

December 6, 2007.

On February 7, 2007, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal for lack of

prosecution and set a hearing for February 25, 2008. On February 15, 2007, Plaintiff’s counsel filed

a “Certificate of Steven D. Zavodnick Pursuant to Order to Show Case Re: Dismissal.” (Docket

Item No. 7.) Counsel represents that he 1) never received the Court’s notice regarding the February

11, 2008 Case Management Conference and 2) personally served Emery Teranishi of Leland

Stanford University on November 16, 2007. While counsel does not fully explain why he did not

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receive Docket Item No. 4 but received all other Court orders and documents, the Court finds good

cause to continue the hearing on the Order to Show Cause at this time. 

Plaintiff has also filed a Request for Entry of Default. (Docket No. 8.) While the Clerk of

Court will examine Plaintiff’s request, the Court notes that Plaintiff has failed to file proof of his

service of the Summons and Complaint to a person authorized to accept service of process for

Defendant.

The Court continues the Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal to March 17, 2008 at 9 A.M.

to give Plaintiff sufficient time to file the necessary proof of service with the Clerk’s office. 

Failure to comply with any part of this Order will be deemed sufficient grounds to dismiss this

action.

Dated: February 20, 2008 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Steven Daniel Zavodnick, szavodnick@verizon.net

Dated: February 20, 2008 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Elizabeth Garcia

Courtroom Deputy

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