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Parties Involved:
Antonio Chavez
Plaintiff
Del Sol Farm Labor Services Inc.
Defendant
Zenith Insurance
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTONIO CHAVEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

DEL SOL FARM LABOR SERVICES 

INC., et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:19−CV−00890−TLN−CKD PS

ORDER

On May 17, 2019, plaintiff filed the present action against defendants Del Sol Farm Labor 

Services, Inc. and Zenith Insurance. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff was instructed to complete service 

within 90 days of that date. (ECF No. 3.) The applicable deadline has now long passed, and with 

the record currently before the court it appears that no defendant has been served. (See ECF No. 

5.) Additionally, plaintiff failed to appear at the initial scheduling conference in this matter. 

(ECF No. 6), although he later informed the court he was sick. (See ECF No. 7.) 

The court has considered whether this action should be dismissed at this juncture for 

failure to prosecute. Nevertheless, in light of plaintiff’s pro se status, and the court’s desire to 

resolve the action on the merits, the court first attempts lesser sanctions by issuing an order to 

show cause.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within 14 days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall show cause in writing why 

this action should not be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

41(b) based on plaintiff’s failure to comply with the court’s order and failure to prosecute this 

case. Included in this writing should be the steps plaintiff has taken to effectuate service on the 

two named defendants.

2. Failure to timely comply with the terms of this order will result in a 

recommendation that this action be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 41(b).

Dated: January 22, 2020

16. Chavez.890

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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