Johanna L Stowers v. Merrick Bank Corporation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOHANNA L. STOWERS, ) Case No. CV 21-1796 FMO (SKx) ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ) 13 v. ) ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITHOUT ) PREJUDICE 14 MERRICK BANK CORPORATION, ) ) 15 Defendant. ) ) 16 17 Plaintiff Johanna L. Stowers (“plaintiff”) filed her complaint on February 22, 2021 (Dkt. 1, 18 Complaint). By order dated May 17, 2021, plaintiff was ordered to show cause, on or before May 19 24, 2021, why this action should not be dismissed for plaintiff's failure to complete service of the 20 summons and complaint as required by Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (See 21 Dkt. 8, Court’s Order of May 17, 2021, at 1). Plaintiff was admonished that “[f]ailure to file a timely 22 response to th[e] Order to Show Cause shall result in the action or [defendant] being dismissed 23 for lack of prosecution and for failure to comply with the orders of the court.” (Id.) (citing Local 24 Rule 41; Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 & 41(b); Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S.…