Osterlie
(PS) Harris v. Osterlie
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MILTON D. HARRIS, Case No. 2:22-cv-01537-TLN-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. THAT THIS ACTION BE DISMISSED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO
PAUL OSTERLIE, JR., et al., COMPLY WITH COURT ORDERS AND
COMPLETE SERVICE OF PROCESS
Defendants.
OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN FOURTEEN
DAYS 17 18 In September 2022, plaintiff filed a complaint and paid the required filing fee. Plaintiff subsequently filed a purported proof of service indicating that he attempted to serve defendants on September 14, 2022. ECF No. 4. However, that filing showed that plaintiff simply mailed a copy of the summons and complaint to an address in Ione, which is insufficient to demonstrate that service was properly effectuated. Id.; see Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e)(2)(A)-(C); Cal. Civ. P. § 415.20(b). Accordingly, on June 15, 2023, I ordered plaintiff to show cause within fourteen days why this action…