Osterlie

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MILTON D. HARRIS, Case No. 2:22-cv-01537-TLN-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE PAUL OSTERLIE, JR., et al., Defendants. 16 In September 2022, plaintiff filed a complaint and paid the required filing fee. To date, neither of the defendants have appeared. Plaintiff has filed a purported proof of service reflecting that he attempted to serve defendants on September 14, 2022. ECF No. 4. However, that filing indicates that plaintiff simply mailed a copy of the summons and complaint to an address in Ione, California. ECF No. 4 at 2. Thus, it appears that plaintiff has not properly served defendants. Pursuant to Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, an individual may be served by: (1) delivering a copy of the summons and the complaint to that person personally; (2) leaving a copy of each at the individual’s dwelling or usual place of abode with someone of suitable age and discretion who resides there; or…