United States v. Estate of Tom L. Meyer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 United States of America, Case No.: 3:22-cv-00727-RSH-AGS
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
v. MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND
ESTATE OF TOM L. MEYER, aka
EFFECTUATE SERVICE
“Tommy Meyer,” by and through his 15 personal representative and/or successors- [ECF No. 14] in-interest; et al.,
Defendants. 18 Plaintiff United States of America and Defendants Cynthia L. Meyer, Bradley A. Meyer, and Chad H. Meyer jointly move for an extension of time to respond to the First Amended Complaint and serve process on the yet-to-be appointed personal representative of the Estate of Tom L. Meyer. ECF No. 14. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) requires a plaintiff to serve a defendant “within 90 days after the complaint is filed.” Courts use a two-step analysis to decide whether to extend the prescribed time for service of a complaint. In re Sheehan, 253 F.3d at 512 (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m);…