United States of America for the use and benefit of ideal Manufacturing, Inc. v. West Point Contractors, Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, for Case No. 22-cv-0732-BAS-JLB the use and benefit of IDEAL 12

MANUFACTURING, INC. GRANTING EX PARTE

13 APPLICATION TO EXTEND Plaintiff,

DEADLINE TO SERVE

14 v. DEFENDANTS 15

WEST POINT CONTRACTORS, INC.;

[ECF No. 3] 16 WEST POINT UTILITIES, LLC;

HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE

17

COMPANY; FIRST MARK

18 CONSTRUCTION, LLC; FIDELITY

AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF

19

MARYLAND

20 Defendant. 21

22 Before this Court is Plaintiff Ideal Manufacturing, Inc.’s ex parte application for a 23 90-day extension of time to serve the named Defendants. (Ex Parte App., ECF No. 3.) 24 Plaintiff commenced this lawsuit on May 20, 2022 to recover compensation for materials 25 furnished and labor performed for the construction and repairs of a Water Treatment Plant 26 at a Naval Air Facility. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 4(m), Plaintiff has 27 until August 18, 2022 to effectuate service. 28 1 Plaintiff avers that its …