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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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PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO SERVE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

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G. DAVID ROBERTSON, ESQ.

California State Bar No. 111984

ROBERTSON & BENEVENTO

Bank of America Plaza

50 West Liberty Street, Suite 600

Reno, Nevada 89501

Telephone No. (775) 329-5600

Facsimile No. (775) 348-8300

Attorneys for EDWARD WARKENTINE

and DANNIEL TANKERSLY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – FRESNO DIVISION

EDWARD WARKENTINE, an individual; and 

DANIEL TANKERSLY, an individual,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF MENDOTA; KRISTAL 

CHOJNACKI; GERRY GALVIN; HECTOR 

LIZARRAGA; JOHNNY A. LEMUS; 

FRANCISCO AMADOR; JOSEPH R. 

AMADOR; LEO CAPUCHINO; JOHN 

FLORES; DAN GRASSERAND; HECTOR J. 

SORIA; ROBERT SILVA; JOSEPH RIOFRIO; 

BRYCE ATKINS; KORINA ZAMORA; 

MARTIN HERNANDEZ; SMITTY’S 

TOWING & AUTO DISMANTLING; 

ABRAHAM GONZALEZ; GONZALEZ 

TOWING & TIRE SHOP; AND DOES 1 

through 20, inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 1:13-cv-01550-LJO-MSJ

PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE APPLICATION 

FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO 

SERVE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT;

ORDER

EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME

Plaintiffs hereby submit this Ex Parte Application for Enlargement of Time to serve the 

Summons and Complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b) and Eastern District L.R. 144. Plaintiffs 

request an additional 30 days for service beyond the 120 days prescribed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).

"When an act may or must be done within a specified time, the court may, for good cause, 

extend the time . . ." Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1). The Court has wide discretion to grant an enlargement 

of time when the moving party has demonstrated some justification. Jenkins v. Commonwealth 

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Land title Ins. Co., 95 F.3d 791, 795 (9th Cir. 1996); Ginett v. Federal Express Corp., 166 F.3d 

1213 at 5* (6th Cir. 1998). Enlargement will typically be granted so long as the moving party has 

not demonstrated bad faith or the opposing party will not be prejudiced. Ahanchian v. Xenon 

Pictures, Inc., 624 F.3d 1253, 1259 (9th Cir. 2010).

Plaintiffs have attempted to serve the Summons and Complaint in the above titled action on 

multiple defendants. While fourteen (14) named Defendants have been served, Plaintiffs have not 

yet located and served five (5) remaining Defendants. Plaintiffs have been unable to contact 

counsel for these unserved parties, or the parties themselves, to obtain a stipulation for an 

enlargement of time. Despite the diligent efforts of Plaintiffs’ process servers, outdated contact 

information, changes in employment, and the rural location of these parties have thwarted multiple 

attempts at service within the time prescribed by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). 

Plaintiffs have requested no previous time extensions in this action.

For the reasons stated above, Plaintiffs respectfully requests this Court grant this Ex Parte 

Application for Enlargement of Time by 30 days to serve the Summons and Complaint.

DATED: _January 22, 2014 ROBERTSON, JOHNSON, MILLER & WILLIAMSON

Bank of America Plaza

50 West Liberty Street, Suite 600

Reno, Nevada 89501

Telephone No. (775) 329-5600

Facsimile No. (775) 348-8300

/s/ G. David Robertson

G. DAVID ROBERTSON, ESQ.

California State Bar No. 111984

Attorneys for EDWARD WARKENTINE

and DANIEL TANKERSLEY

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ORDER

Having considered Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte application for an extension of time to serve the 

summons and complaint in E.D California CASE NO.: 1:13-cv-01550-LJO-MSJ, and finding good 

cause therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs have to, and including, an additional 30 days

beyond the 120 day prescribed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) to serve the summons and complaint in this 

action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 23, 2014 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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