Dunlap

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 JEVARIEN ZYMELL DUNLAP, Case No. 25-cv-08144-TSH

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

SAN FRANCISCO, Defendant.

11 Plaintiff Jevarien Zymell Dunlap filed this case on September 25, 2025. To date, no proof of service of the summons and complaint has been filed. Proper service of process is a prerequisite to the Court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over a defendant. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(k). “‘A federal court is without personal jurisdiction over a defendant unless the defendant has been served in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4.’” Crowley v. Bannister, 734 F.3d 967, 974–75 (9th Cir. 2013) (quoting Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of Am. v. Brenneke, 551 F.3d 1132, 1135 (9th Cir. 2009)). “[N]othing in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows a judge to excuse service altogether. Actual notice to the defendant is insufficient; the plaintiff must comply with the directives of Rule 4.” McMasters v. United States, 260 F.3d 814,…