(PS) Plant v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOYCE PLANT, No. 2:23-cv-00211-TLN-CKD (PS) Plaintiffs, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO SERVE

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., Defendants.

Plaintiff, proceeding without the assistance of counsel, filed this action on February 3, 2023.1 On March 17, 2023, plaintiff paid the filing fee and was given summons issued by the Clerk of Court to serve the defendants. (See ECF Nos. 1, 4.) On June 29, 2023, the court issued an order informing plaintiff that, pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rule of Civil Procedure: 22 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 that service be made within a specified time. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court must extend the time for service for an…