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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD P. BERMAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN REYNOLDS, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:13-cv-00597- SAB

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO 

SHOW CAUSE WHY DEFENDANT 

JUDICIAL COUNSEL OF CALIFORNIA 

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FROM 

THIS ACTION FOR FAILURE TO 

COMPLY WITH FEDERAL RULE OF 

FEDERAL PROCEDURE 4(m)

FIVE DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff Richard Berman filed this action in Fresno County Superior Court on March 26, 

2016. (ECF No. 1-1 at 5-24.) On April 23, 2013, Defendants removed the action to the Eastern 

District of California. (ECF No. 1.) Following a motion to dismiss and a motion for summary 

judgment, this action is set for trial before the undersigned on June 6, 2016. (ECF No. 76.) In 

the complaint, Plaintiff names as a defendant the Judicial Council of California. (ECF No. 1-1.) 

Upon review of the docket, Plaintiff has not provided proof of service nor has Defendant filed a 

response in this action.

During the time relevant in this action, Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 

provided that 

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 order that service be made within a 

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specified time. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court 

must extend the time for service for an appropriate period.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) (2015). 

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

within five (5) days why Defendant Judicial Counsel of California should not be dismissed from 

this action for failure to comply with Rule 4(m). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 9, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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