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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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Case No. 15-cv-04551 NC 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELISA TURESIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF SUNNYVALE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-04551 NC 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: 

SERVICE OF DEFENDANTS; 

CONTINUING CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Re: Dkt. No. 9

Plaintiff Turesin filed this unlawful arrest and excessive force suit on October 2, 

2015. Dkt. Nos. 1, 2. Under recently amended Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), “[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. But if the 

plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court must extend the time for service for an 

appropriate period.” Under the federal rules, Turesin was required to serve all defendants 

by December 31, 2015. Turesin is ordered to show good cause for her failure to serve 

Defendants within the prescribed time or risk dismissal without prejudice. She is ordered 

to file a motion showing good cause by January 11, 2016.

Turesin has also requested a continuance of the initial case management conference 

to April of 2016. Dkt. No. 9. The Court grants the motion in part and continues the case 

management conference to March 9, 2016. A joint case management statement must be 

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filed by March 2, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 4, 2016 _____________________________________

NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

United States Magistrate Judge

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