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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

ZEALIN BARTEK, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF VISALIA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:22-cv-01436-JLT-SAB

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFFS TO 

FILE STATUS REPORT ON SERVICE AND 

READINESS FOR SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE 

FIVE DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiffs filed this action on November 7, 2022. (ECF No. 1.) A scheduling conference 

is currently set for February 9, 2023. (ECF No. 3.) On January 13, 2023, Plaintiffs returned 

service documents for only one of the Defendants. (ECF No. 6.) 

Rule 4(m) provides that “If 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 

has a record of service.” (ECF No. 4 at 1.) 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within five days of entry of this order, 

Plaintiffs shall file a notice of the status of service on the Defendants in this action and regarding

readiness for the scheduling conference. Plaintiffs are advised that 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: January 24, 2023 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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