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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Personal Injury

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

CHARLES WANG,

Plaintiff,

v.

TAYLOR THOMSON, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-02388-BLF 

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION 

AGAINST REMAINING INDIVIDUAL 

DEFENDANTS

[Re: ECF 46]

On October 9, 2014, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint in this action, naming as 

Defendants Massachusetts General Hospital (“MGH,” sued as Mass General Hospital), Taylor 

Thomson, D. Systrom, Dr. Hesse, Dr. Rhee, Dr. Matola, Dr. Madoff, Frances West, and “MGH 

Attending ICU medical physicians and staff.” FAC, ECF 32 at 1. 

On December 19, 2014, the Court granted MGH’s motion to dismiss, with prejudice. 

The Court undertook a review of the record in this case, and determined that Plaintiff had 

not served his FAC on any of the remaining Defendants. On February 9, 2015, the Court issued an 

Order to Show Cause, instructing Plaintiff to either (1) show that he had effected service on the 

remaining Defendants prior to February 6, 2015, 120 days from the date he filed his FAC, or (2) 

provide a reason as to why his failure to serve the remaining Defendants should be excused. See

Order to Show Cause, ECF 46 at 2. 

The Court gave Plaintiff until March 9, 2015 to respond to the Order to Show Cause. As of 

April 8, 2015, Plaintiff has not filed a response.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) requires a court to dismiss an action without

prejudice against a defendant when that defendant has not been served within “120 days after the 

complaint is filed,” unless a plaintiff shows “good cause for the failure.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). 

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Plaintiff has not served Defendants Taylor Thomson, D. Systrom, Dr. Hesse, Dr. Rhee, Dr. 

Matola, Dr. Madoff, or Frances West, nor has he served any “MGH Attending ICU medical 

physicians [or] staff.” As such, consistent with Rule 4(m), the Court DISMISSES this action 

against those Defendants, without prejudice. See Caballero v. Gonzalez, 2009 WL 3876293, at *2 

(C.D. Cal. Nov. 18, 2009) (dismissing an action without prejudice against parties plaintiff failed to 

serve within the time allotted by Rule 4(m), and entering judgment in the action). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 9, 2015

______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

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