Artis Ray Cash Jr. v. Equifax Information Services LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARTIS RAY CASH JR., Case No. 2:23-cv-10803-SB-AS

Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

EQUIFAX INFORMATION LACK OF PROSECUTION

SERVICES LLC,

Defendant.

On December 27, 2023, Plaintiff Artis Ray Cash, Jr. filed a complaint against Defendant Equifax Information Services LLC. Dkt. No. 1. After the Court granted Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis, Plaintiff filed two proofs of service. Dkt. Nos. 10, 11. From the face of the proofs of service, it does not appear that service complied with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4. Rule 4 requires that a defendant be served with a copy of the summons and complaint by “[a]ny person who is at least 18 years old and not a party.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2). The proofs of service here indicate that Plaintiff personally served Defendant by delivering documents to an address in Los Angeles1 and mailing a copy of the complaint to Prentice-Hall Corporation Systems, Inc. However, Rule 4 prohibits personal service by Plaintiff. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2) (noting that a person qualified to serve a summons and complaint must be “at least 18 years…