Solobay
Solobay v. Presidio Trust
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 MICHELLE SOLOBAY, Case No. 23-cv-06359-TSH
8 Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
9 v.
10 PRESIDIO TRUST, 11 Defendant.
12 13 On December 11, 2023, Plaintiff Michelle Solobay filed this complaint against Defendant 14 Presidio Trust. To date, no proof of service of the summons and complaint has been filed. As 15 such, on March 8 the Court vacated the March 14 case management conference and ordered 16 Plaintiff to file a status report by March 21, 2024. No response has been received. 17 Proper service of process is a prerequisite to the Court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction 18 over a defendant. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(k). “‘A federal court is without personal jurisdiction over a 19 defendant unless the defendant has been served in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil 20 Procedure 4.’” Crowley v. Bannister, 734 F.3d 967, 974–75 (9th Cir. 2013) (quoting Travelers 21 Cas. & Sur. Co. of Am. v. Brenneke, 551 F.3d 1132, 1135 (9th Cir. 2009)). “If a defendant is not 22 served within 90…