Allan Family Trust v. U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALLAN FAMILY TRUST, Case No.: 21-cv-2049-JO
Plaintiff,
ORDER DISMISSING CASE
v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF
15 TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS), and DOES 1-50, Defendants. 18
On June 22, 2022, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for failure to timely serve Defendants. In response, Plaintiff filed a declaration from its attorney on July 12, 2022. For the reasons stated below, the Court declines to extend the time for Plaintiff to effect service and dismisses this case without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed its Complaint in this case on December 8, 2021. Dkt. 1. On the same day, the Clerk of the Court issued the summons. Dkt. 2. The docket entry issuing the summons contained the following instructions for service: “Counsel…