Doe
Doe v. Santa Clara County Department of Health and Human Services
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JANE DOE, et al., Case No. 22-cv-04948-JSW
Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' v. FOURTH MOTION FOR SERVICE BY
ALTERNATE MEANS AND
SANTA CLARA COUNTY DISMISSING ACTION WITHOUT
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PREJUDICE AS TO DEFENDANT
HUMAN SERVICES, et al., BRIAN HERNANDEZ Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 53
13 Now before the Court is Plaintiffs’ fourth motion for service by alternate means. (Dkt. No. 53.) For the following reasons, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ motion. Plaintiffs have submitted a facially insufficient motion for the fourth time. The Court thus endeavors to make the requirements for a motion—and the reasons Plaintiffs’ motion once again falls short—as clear as possible. The Court assumes familiarity with its previous orders. (See Dkt. Nos. 46, 48, 50.) A. Plaintiffs Did Not Demonstrate Reasonable Diligence in Attempting to Locate and Serve Defendant Hernandez. 21 In…