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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

DUTTON LANDSCAPE SERVICES, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00742-SAB

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE 

NOTICE OF STATUS OF SERVICE

OCTOBER 18, 2024 DEADLINE

Plaintiff filed this action on June 24, 2024. (ECF No. 1.) A scheduling conference is 

currently set for November 19, 2024. (ECF No. 4.) Plaintiff has not returned service documents 

for either defendant in this action and the defendants have not filed responsive pleadings. 

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.” 

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. The order setting the scheduling conference 

in this matter additionally provides that: “plaintiff shall diligently pursue service of the summons 

and complaint and dismiss those defendants against whom the plaintiff will not pursue 

claims...[and] plaintiff shall promptly file proofs of service of the summons and complaint so the 

Court has a record of service.” (ECF No. 4 at 1.) 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that no later than October 18, 2024, Plaintiff 

shall file a notice regarding the status of service on Defendants Dutton Landscape Services and 

Ryan Dutton. Plaintiff is advised that failure to comply with this order may result in the issuance 

of sanctions, up to and including dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 11, 2024 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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