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Parties Involved:
Ernest Chaves
Plaintiff
Eli Lilly and Company
Defendant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERNEST CHAVES,

Plaintiff,

 v.

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, 

Defendant. _______________________________________

No. C 06-1238 SBA

 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

FAILURE TO SERVE 

On February 21, 2006, Plaintiff Ernest Chaves ("Plaintiff") filed a complaint against defendant

Eli Lilly and Company ("Defendant"). On June 12, 2006, Plaintiff filed a Case Management

Conference Statement requesting the Court to continue the Case Management Conference, currently

scheduled for June 28, 2006 at 2:45 p.m., for approximately 120 days, because Plaintiff had not yet

served Defendant. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), Plaintiff was required to serve

Defendant within 120 days of the filing of the complaint, that is by June 22, 2006. As of the date of this

order, Plaintiff has not served Defendant. Plaintiff has not shown good cause for his failure to serve.

If service of the summons and complaint is not made upon Defendant within 120 days, the Court may

dismiss the case without prejudice after providing notice to Plaintiff. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). 

Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

(1) Plaintiff and/or Plaintiff's counsel of record shall appear in Courtroom 3 of the United

States Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, on June 28, 2006, at 4:00

p.m. to show cause why the above-captioned case should not be dismissed without

prejudice for failure to serve the complaint on Defendant.

(2) No later than Monday, June 26, 2006, Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s counsel of record must file

a Certificate of Counsel with the Clerk of the Court, to explain why the case should or

should not be dismissed for failure to serve. 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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(3) Please take notice that this Order requires both the specified court appearance and the

filing of the Certificate of Counsel. FAILURE TO FULLY COMPLY WITH THIS

ORDER WILL BE DEEMED SUFFICIENT GROUNDS TO DISMISS THE ACTION.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the Case Management Conference, currently scheduled for

June 28, 2006 at 2:45 p.m., is VACATED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 6/22/06 _________________________________

Saundra Brown Armstrong 

United States District Judge

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