Johanna L Stowers v. Merrick Bank Corporation

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