Flickinger

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 JASON ARCHIE FLICKINGER, Case No. 24-cv-02915-SVK

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

9 v. DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

SECOND EX PARTE APPLICATION

10 JAQUELINE REYES CASTILLO, et al., FOR ALTERNATE SERVICE 11 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 54

12 Self-represented plaintiff Jason Archie Flickinger commenced this action on May 14, 2024 13 against 37 Defendants named in his amended complaint. Dkts. 1, 6. Some defendants have since 14 been served and appeared, others have been voluntarily dismissed and most have yet to appear. 15 See Dkt. 23 (voluntary dismissal of two defendants); Dkts. 37-38, 45 (summons returned executed 16 as to certain defendants); Dkts. 41, 50-53 (appearance by three Mexican-government entities). 17 Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s second ex parte application for alternative service, styled the 18 “2nd Ex Party Motion for Authorization of Electronic Service of Process,” seeking permission to 19 serve by various electronic means…