Williams v. County of San Mateo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 RICKEY WILLIAMS, Case No. 20-cv-03801-VKD
Plaintiff,
SECOND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v. WHY ACTION SHOULD NOT BE
DISMISSED
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, et al.,
Defendants.
13 Plaintiff Rickey Williams filed this action on June 9, 2020. Dkt. No. 1. On January 4, 2021, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and suspension of personal service of process by the U.S. Marshals Service, the Court issued an order permitting the Clerk of the Court to issue notices of waiver of service of summons, which Mr. Williams could complete and serve upon defendants. Dkt. No. 19. If defendants elected not to waive service, the Court indicated that Mr. Williams could engage a process server and apply to the Court for an order requiring defendants to bear the cost of the process server. Id. The notices of waiver issued on January 5, 2021. Dkt. Nos. 21, 22. The Court set an initial case management conference for April 6,…