(PS) Babatov v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KHADZHIMURAD BABATOV, Case No. 2:23-cv-02538-DJC-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v. RESPONSE DUE WITHIN FOURTEEN
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant. 16 In November 2023, plaintiff commenced this action against Ford Motor Company and paid the required filing fee. To date, defendant has not appeared in this action, and plaintiff has not filed proof of service demonstrating that defendant was properly served. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(l). Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), “[i]f 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.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). However, “if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court must extend the time for service for an appropriate period.” Id. Although a pro…