Joseph Chatman v. San Dimas Police Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. 2:18-cv-10712-DOC (SK) Date September 9, 2019 Title Joseph Chatman v. San Dimas Police Department et al.
Present: The Honorable Steve Kim, U.S. Magistrate Judge Connie Chung n/a Deputy Clerk Court Smart / Recorder Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None present None present Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: FAILURE TO
SERVE
On June 10, 2019, Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint (FAC) against T. Ohno and four unnamed Does. (ECF 31). One week later, the FAC was ordered to be served on Defendant Ohno in his individual capacity. (ECF 33). Plaintiff was also granted limited discovery to identify the unnamed Does, given additional time to serve newly identified Does, and warned that failure to identify and serve Doe Defendants would result in their dismissal from this lawsuit. (ECF 29). Yet as of this order, Plaintiff has neither effectuated successful service on Defendant Ohno nor identified and served any Doe Defendants. (ECF 35, 38-40). Even though Plaintiff may…