Noah Shumate v. Thomas McKenzie

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 24-6532 FMO (SSCx) Date November 8, 2024 Title Noah Shumate v. Thomas McKenzie, et al.

Present: The Honorable — Fernando M. Olguin, United States District Judge Vanessa Figueroa None Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None Present None Present Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal Re: Lack of Prosecution Having reviewed plaintiff's Response to Order to Show Cause (Dkt. 12, “Response’), in which plaintiffs counsel, Caree Harper (“counsel”), seeks additional time to serve defendants. (See id. at 7 9). Counsel represents that on March 24, 2024, she filed a “Notice of Unavailability” in all of her cases, (see id. at J 3), and that she returned to “limited part-time work on... September 23, 2024.” (Id. at 74). As an initial matter, no Notice of Unavailability was filed in this action. (See, generally, Dkt.). Morever, if…