Naglich

Naglich v. Pfenex Inc.

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaSeptember 16, 20213:20-cv-01803California703 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ELIZABETH NAGLICH, Case No.: 20-CV-1803 TWR (AGS)

Plaintiff,

ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO SHOW

v. CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

PFENEX INC., JASON GRENFELL-

FAILURE TO EFFECT SERVICE

GARDNER, EVAN B.

AND FOR WANT OF

SCHIMMELPENNINK, PHILLIP M.

PROSECUTION

SCHNEIDER, ROBIN D. CAMPBELL,

MAGDA MARQUET, LORIANNE

17 MASUOKA, and JOHN M. TAYLOR, 18 Defendants.

20 Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides: 21 [i]f a defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the 22 court—on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made within a specified time. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, 24 the court must extend the time for service for an appropriate period. 25 Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m); see also S.D. Cal. CivLR 4.1(b) (authorizing the Court to…

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