Samim Chowdhury v. Joseph Edlow et al
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES — GENERAL
Case No. 8:25-cv-02076-FWS-ADS Date December 15, 2025 Title Samim Chowdhury v. Joseph Edlow et al
Present: The Honorable FRED W. SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Rolls Royce Paschal Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None Present None Present Proceedings: (INCHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE DISMISSAL FOR
LACK OF PROSECUTION
is the plaintiffs responsibility to move a case toward a merits disposition.” Thomas v. Kernan, 2019 WL 8888200, at * (C.D. Cal. July 10, 2019) (citing Morris v. Morgan Stanley & Co., 942 F.2d 648, 652 (9th Cir. 1991)). That includes timely serving the complaint and filing a proof of Absent a showing of good cause, “[i]f a defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court... must dismiss the action.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). Here, 90 days have passed since Plaintiff filed the Complaint, yet no proof of service has…