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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 GRANTING EXTENSION OF 

TIME TO COMPLETE SERVICE AND 

CONTINUING SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE TO DECEMBER 3, 2024

(ECF No. 6)

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

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

documents for either Defendant in this action, the Court issued an order on September 6, 2024 

requiring that Plaintiff provide a status report regarding service. (ECF No 5.) On September 11, 

2024, Plaintiff informed the Court that it has been unable to effectuate personal service on either 

Defendant. (ECF No. 6.) Plaintiff proffers it intends to proceed with substituted service and 

anticipates service will be completed by October 11, 2024. Plaintiff therefore requests an 

extension of time to complete service on both defendants pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). This 

is Plaintiff’s first requested extension. 

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.” 

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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.

Here, the Court finds good cause to extend the deadline to effectuate service and will 

continue the mandatory scheduling conference to accommodate the extension. Fed. R. Civ. P 

4(m); Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b). 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s request for an extension of time to complete service (ECF No. 6) is 

GRANTED; 

2. The deadline for Plaintiff to complete service on Defendants shall be extended to 

October 11, 2024; 

3. Upon service of one or both Defendants, Plaintiff shall promptly file proofs of 

service of the summons and complaint, so the Court has a record of service;

4. The scheduling conference currently set for October 10, 2024, is CONTINUED to 

December 3, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 9; and

5. The parties shall file a joint scheduling report seven (7) days prior to the 

scheduling conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 11, 2024 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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