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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Insurance Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY NOCETI,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

AGRICULTURE, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-1177 KJM GGH PS

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

This action was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). Pursuant 

to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), the court may dismiss an action where service of 

summons is not made within 120 days after the filing of the complaint. In the Order Requiring 

Timely Service and Joint Status Report, filed May 15, 2014, plaintiff was cautioned that this 

action may be dismissed if service was not timely completed. This action was filed May 14, 2014 

and plaintiff has not yet served defendant Rain and Hail Insurance Services with summons.

Plaintiff’s executed summons on defendant United States Department of Agriculture Risk 

Management Agency, returned on September 26, 2014, is defective and does not constitute 

proper service. To serve an agency of the United States, a plaintiff must serve a summons and the 

complaint on each of the following: (1) the United States attorney in the district where the action 

is brought; (2) the Attorney General of the United States at Washington D.C. by registered or 

certified mail; (3) every nonparty agency of the United States whose order the action challenges; 

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and (4) the agency defendant by registered or certified mail. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i).

The summons returned by plaintiff indicates only that personal service was effectuated on 

“Sandy Sanchez – Deputy Director” of Risk Management Agency. (ECF No. 4.) Plaintiff has 

not complied with the service requirements dictated by Rule 4(i). 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff shall show cause, in writing, 

within fourteen days from the date of this order, why the court should not recommend that this 

action be dismissed for plaintiff’s failure to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). 

Plaintiff’s failure to respond to this order will result in a recommendation that the action be 

dismissed.

Dated: December 5, 2014

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

GGH:076/Noceti1177.fsrv.osc

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