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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

STACY McGUIRE, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

COUNTY OF STANISLAUS, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:23-cv-02958 AC 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

 This case was filed on December 18, 2023. ECF No. 1. The action has been assigned to 

the Magistrate Judge under the court’s automated case assignment plan. See Local Rules, 

Appendix A, subsection (m). Pursuant to the Local Rule and the Civil Case Documents issued in 

this case (ECF No. 3) the parties are required to return the “CONSENT / DECLINE OF U.S. 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE JURISDICTION” form to the Clerk within 90 days from the date the 

action was filed, or within 14 days of removal from state court. ECF No. 3 at 2. The parties were 

cautioned that “[f]ailure to do so may result in the court vacating a hearing or declining to resolve 

the motion until all consent designations have been submitted.” Id. 

 Because this action was filed initially in federal court, the parties’ consent/decline forms 

were due on March 17, 2024. The parties have not filed their forms. However, there is no 

indication on the record that the complaint was served on defendants. It appears plaintiff is not in 

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compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 40(m), which requires service of process on defendants within 90 

days of filing the complaint. Id. 

The deadline for service and filing consent/decline forms has passed, and neither proof of 

service nor the consent/decline forms have been filed. The court is concerned plaintiffs have 

abandoned this case. Plaintiffs are therefore ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE in writing within 10 

days of this order why they have not filed their consent/decline forms or submitted proof of 

service. Submission of the form and proof of service will automatically discharge this order. 

Failure to file the forms or show good cause may result in sanctions, including a recommendation 

that the case be dismissed for failure to prosecute. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: March 21, 2024 

 

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