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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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NEIL R. BROWN,

NO. CIV. S 02-1231 MCE GGH

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

RE: DISMISSAL

JOAN PATRICK, et al.,

Defendants.

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On September 28, 2005, this Court issued a Minute Order

requiring Plaintiff to file a declaration on or before October

18, 2005 as to the status of this matter. No declaration has

been submitted, and review of this matter indicates that no proof

of service on the Defendants has ever been filed. In addition,

no Joint Status Report including a discovery plan under Federal

Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) has been filed in accordance with

the Court’s order of June 7, 2002.

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) provides that if the

summons and complaint is not served on a defendant within 120

days after the filing of the complaint, the Court may, upon its

own initiative after notice to the plaintiff, dismiss the action,

without prejudice. The present case has been pending for more

than three years, and Plaintiff has apparently failed to serve

any of the defendants, let alone file the required joint status

report. Unless Plaintiff demonstrates good cause for this

failure, by papers filed not later than twenty (20) days

following the date of this Order, the Court will dismiss this

action, on its own initiative and without prejudice, for failure

to comply with the requirements of Rule 4(m). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 26, 2005

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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