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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARTHA ZEPEDA OLIVARES, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF FRESNO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:23-cv-01575-JLT-SAB

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE A 

NOTICE OF STATUS OF SERVICE; 

CONTINUING THE MANDATORY 

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE TO MARCH 26, 

2024

(ECF No. 3)

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Plaintiff initiated this action on November 7, 2023 against Defendants City of Fresno and 

Unknown Law Enforcement Officers. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff has not filed any proof of service 

and no Defendant has filed a responsive pleading. The mandatory scheduling conference is

currently set for February 20, 2024. (ECF No. 5.) 

Rule 4(m) provides that “[i]f 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 

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has a record of service.” (ECF No. 5 at 1.) “Failure to timely serve the summons and complaint 

may result in the imposition of sanctions, including dismissal of unserved defendants.” (Id. at 2.) 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff shall file a status report no later than February 13, 2024 addressing the 

status of this action and whether Defendant City of Fresno has been served; 

2. The initial scheduling conference is CONTINUED to March 26, 2024 at 11:00

a.m., in Courtroom 9 and the parties shall file a joint scheduling report at least 

seven (7) days prior to the scheduling conference; and

3. 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: February 8, 2024 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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