UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. CV 24-731-DMG (DFMx) Date April 14, 2025

Title Amy Doucette, et al. v. Kia America Inc., et al. Page 1 of 1

Present: The Honorable DOLLY M. GEE, CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

DEREK DAVIS NOT REPORTED

Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff(s) Attorneys Present for Defendant(s) None Present None Present

Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS—ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY DEFENDANTS KIA

CORPORATION AND HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF SERVICE

Plaintiffs have not filed proofs of service for Defendants KIA Corporation, formerly known as KIA Motors Corporation (“KC”) and Hyundai Motor Company (“HMC”). See Doc. # 47 at n.1. Defendants KC and HMC were first named in the original Complaint, filed April 3, 2024, more than a year ago. [Doc. # 1.] Defendant KC is a South Korean corporation with its headquarters located in Seoul, South Korea, and is the parent corporation of Defendant KIA Motors America, Inc. Compl. at ¶ 61. HMC is a South Korean Corporation with its headquarters located in Seoul, South Korea, and is the parent company of Defendant Hyundai Motor America. Id. at ¶ 67. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a signatory to the Hague Convention.1 Since KC and HMC are foreign corporations in South Korea, Rule 4(f) and the Hague Convention govern service. See Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Schlunk, 486 U.S. 694 (1988); Brockmeyer v. May, 383 F.3d 798 (9th Cir. 2004); Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f).

Plaintiffs are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why Defendants KC and HMC should not be dismissed due to Plaintiffs’ failure to serve under Rule 4(f) and the Hague Convention. If Plaintiffs do not file a written response by April 29, 2025 demonstrating good cause for the failure to effectuate timely service of process, Defendants KC and HMC shall be dismissed without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

1 For a listing of signatories to the Hague Convention on Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil Matters, see https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/status-table/?cid=17.