(PS) Babatov v. Ford Motor Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KHADZHIMURAD BABATOV, Case No. 2:23-cv-02538-DJC-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. THAT THIS ACTION BE DISMISSED

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

FORD MOTOR COMPANY,

OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN FOURTEEN

Defendant. DAYS 16 17 In November 2023, plaintiff filed a complaint and paid the required filing fee. On April 30, 2024, after plaintiff failed to file a proof of service showing that defendant was properly served, I ordered him to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for failure to timely serve defendant. ECF No. 4; see Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) (“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(l) (requiring that proof of service be made to the court). I also warned plaintiff…