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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KATHRYN FAIRBANKS,

Plaintiff,

v.

MARIN COUNTY BOARD OF 

SUPERVISORS, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-05466-KAW 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Plaintiff Kathryn Fairbanks, proceeding pro se, commenced the above-captioned case on 

December 15, 2014. (Compl., Dkt. No. 1.) The initial case management conference was set for 

March 17, 2015. (Scheduling Order, Dkt. No. 2.) On March 4, 2015, the Court, sua sponte, 

continued the initial case management conference because Plaintiff had not served Defendants 

with a copy of the summons and complaint. 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) provides that "[i]f a defendant is not served 120 days 

after the complaint is filed, the court . . . must dismiss the action without prejudice against the 

defendant . . . ." In this case, the deadline for service of the summons and complaint was April 14, 

2015. As of the filing of this order, however, Plaintiff has not filed a certificate of service 

indicating that Defendants have been served. Moreover, the docket in this case shows that 

Plaintiff never presented a proposed summons to the Clerk, and thus, summons was never issued 

in this case.

Accordingly, the Court hereby orders Plaintiff to show cause why this case should not be 

dismissed for failure to serve the summons and complaint as required by Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 4(m). Plaintiff shall file a written response to this order to show cause by July 2, 2015. 

Failure to file a response to this order may result in dismissal of this action. 

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The case management conference currently set for June 23, 2015 is continued to 

September 15, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 06/15/2015

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KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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