Sire

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIC VON MAJOR, Case No. 1:23-cv-01683-KES-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING EX PARTE

APPLICATION FOR ORDER

v. PERMITTING SERVICE BY

PUBLICATION WITHOUT PREJUDICE

THOMAS SIRE, (Doc. 15) Defendant.

ORDER SETTING STATUS

CONFERENCE 17 Currently pending before the Court is Plaintiff Eric Von Major’s ex parte application for an order permitting service by publication on Defendant Thomas Sire. (Doc. 15.) Having considered the application, along with the record in this case, Plaintiff’s application for service on Defendant by publication will be denied without prejudice. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, through counsel, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on December 1, 2023. (Doc. 1.) Summons and new case documents were issued on December 5, 2023. (Doc. 7.) On February 28, 2024, the Court converted the Initial Scheduling Conference to a…