Abbasi
GS Holistic, LLC v. Abbasi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GS HOLISTIC, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-05571-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:
v. SERVICE OF PROCESS
ATHAR ABBASI, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 27 Defendants.
12 GS Holistic, LLC alleges trademark infringement and false designation of origin against Athar Abbasi and Athar Abbasi d.b.a. 420 Smoke Palace. (Dkt. No. 1.)1 Defendants failed to appear, and the Clerk entered default against each of them. (Dkt. Nos. 21.) Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment is now pending before the Court. (Dkt. No. 23.) After careful consideration of the briefing, the Court VACATES the June 20, 2024 hearing, and ORDERS Plaintiff TO SHOW CAUSE as to service of process. DISCUSSION “A federal court does not have jurisdiction over a defendant unless the defendant has been served properly under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4.” Direct Mail Specialists, Inc. v. Eclat Computerized Techs., Inc., 840 F.2d 685, 688 (9th Cir. 1988). Therefore,…