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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

JOHN ELMER,

Plaintiff,

v.

HINKLEY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1: 24-cv-00871-SAB

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE 

NOTICE OF STATUS OF SERVICE

NOVEMBER 20, 2024 DEADLINE

Plaintiff commenced this action on July 30, 2024. (ECF No. 1.) A scheduling 

conference is currently set for December 5, 2024. (ECF No. 5.) Plaintiff has not returned 

service documents, and Defendants have not filed a responsive pleading. 

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. 5, p. 1.) 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that no later than November 20, 2024, 

Plaintiff shall file a notice regarding the status of service on defendants. Plaintiff is 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: November 13, 2024 

STANLEY A. BOONE

United States Magistrate Judge

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