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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUDITH ANN BARNETT,

Plaintiff,

v.

SURYADEVARA, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:08-cv-00371-OWW-SMS PC

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW

CAUSE WHY ACTION SHOULD NOT BE

DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO EFFECT

SERVICE WITHIN ONE-HUNDRED

TWENTY DAYS

(Docs. 4, 13, and 17)

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff Judith Ann Barnett, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on March 14, 2008. On July 1, 2009, the Court issued an order

requiring Plaintiff to effect service of summonses and the complaint on Defendants within onehundred twenty days. Plaintiff was granted a forty-five dayextension of time on December 23, 2009,

and a ninety-day extension of time on January 7, 2010. The deadline to effect service of process has

passed, and there is no evidence in the record demonstrating that Plaintiff served Defendants.

Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides, in relevant part:

If a defendant is not served within 120 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 orderthat service bemade within a specified time. 

But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court must extend the time

for service for an appropriate period.

Pursuant to Rule 4(m), the Court directed Plaintiff to effect service within a specified time,

and granted Plaintiff two extensions of time to complete service. More than one year has passed and

there is no indication in the record that Plaintiff has served Defendants. Therefore, pursuant to Rule

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4(m), Plaintiff must show cause why this action should not be dismissed for failure to effect service

of process on Defendants. 

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Pursuant to Rule 4(m), Plaintiff shall show cause within thirty (30) days from the

date of service of this order why this action should not be dismissed for failure to

effect service of process on Defendants; and

2. The failure to respond to this order, or the failure to show good cause, will result in

the dismissal of this action, without prejudice, for failure to effect service on

Defendants.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 14, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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