Allums

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 DENNIS BRUCE ALLUMS, Case No. 19-cv-04906-YGR

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING

9 v. IN PART MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE, FOR

SERVICE ON THE DEFENDANTS, AND FOR

10 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ET. AL., REFUND OF THE FILING FEE 11 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 4

12 13 On October 17, 2019, pro se plaintiff Dennis Bruce Allums filed a Motion requesting 14 (1) that the Court grant a continuance of all proceedings for 60 days in light of his inability to 15 serve defendants, (2) that the Court serve the defendants, and (3) that the Court issue an immediate 16 refund of the $400 filing fee. (Dkt. 4 at 1 (“Motion”).) 17 With respect to the first issue, pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 4(m), 18 plaintiff has ninety days from the date of the filing of the complaint in which to serve the 19 defendants. Here, plaintiff filed his complaint on August 15, 2019, and his deadline in which to 20 serve defendants expires November 13, 2019. The…