(PC) Reid v. United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GORDON C. REID, 1:14-cv-01163-BAK (GSA)-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO SHOW

CAUSE WHY DEFENDANT FENTON

vs. AND DOE DEFENDANTS #1-3 SHOULD

NOT BE DISMISSED FROM THIS CASE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., FOR FAILURE TO EFFECT SERVICE

Defendants. THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

20 I. BACKGROUND Gordon C. Reid (“Plaintiff”) is proceeding with counsel in this civil rights action brought pursuant to Bivens vs. Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971) and the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action on July 25, 2014. (ECF No. 1.) II. SERVICE OF PROCESS Pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, “if a defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court--on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff--must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order…