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Parties Involved:
Thomas H. Spitters
Plaintiff
Unknown
Defendant

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THOMAS H. SPITTERS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNKNOWN, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 15-cv-4902-PJH 

ORDER RE SERVICE OF COMPLAINT 

 

 The court has received a letter from plaintiff Thomas H. Spitters (“plaintiff”). See 

Dkt. 33. While the content of the letter is incomprehensible at times, plaintiff does appear 

to respond to the court’s previous order to “provide the names of the defendants to the 

Clerk so that a summons may be issued,” as he provides a list of three “estates” that he 

requests “be included on the court docket.” 

 The court takes this opportunity to clarify that plaintiff must serve a copy of the 

complaint and summons upon defendant(s) before the June 16, 2016 deadline set forth 

in the court’s previous order, and in order to have a summons issued, plaintiff must file an 

amended complaint that specifically names the defendant(s). Naming the defendant(s) in 

a letter does not suffice. Therefore, plaintiff has until June 16, 2016 to (1) file an 

amended complaint naming all defendant(s), (2) obtain a summons, and (3) serve a copy 

of the complaint and the summons upon the defendant(s). The court’s previous order 

also explained that “in giving plaintiff until June 16, 2016, the court has already extended 

the deadline, and will not extend it further. If the complaint is not served upon defendants 

by this date, this case will be dismissed.” See Dkt. 31. 

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United States District Court 

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