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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GARY WAYNE ERVIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

SCOTT ROBERT JONES et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:19-cv-01883-KJM-CKD PS

ORDER

Due to defendants not being served in this action within the court-ordered timeframe, on 

January 31, 2020, the undersigned, sua sponte, provided plaintiff an additional 30 days to 

effectuate service on the defendants named in his complaint. (ECF No. 13.) Plaintiff was to 

provide the court with notice within 10 days of each defendant being served. (Id.) These 

deadlines have passed; no defendant has entered this case and plaintiff has filed nothing with the 

court attesting to service.1 

Plaintiff has therefore failed to follow the court’s order and failed to prosecute this matter, 

even after he was provided additional time to serve the named defendants. 

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1 Plaintiff did file an amended status report, prior to the deadline, stating “service of process to 

follow.” (ECF No. 16.)

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within 14 days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall show cause in writing why 

this action should not be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

41(b) based on plaintiff’s failure to comply with the court’s order and failure to prosecute this 

case. Plaintiff is to include in this writing the steps he has taken to effectuate service on the 

named defendants.

2. Failure to timely comply with the terms of this order will result in a 

recommendation that this action be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 41(b).

3. The scheduling conference currently set for March 18, 2020 is VACATED. The 

court will reschedule the hearing when and if necessary. 

Dated: March 12, 2020

16.ervin.1883

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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