Jennifer Burnley v. Midland Credit Management Inc
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JENNIFER BURNLEY, individually and Case No.: 23-CV-2037 JLS (BLM) on behalf of others similarly situated, ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S
RESPONSE TO THE COURT’S
Plaintiff,
DECEMBER 11, 2023 ORDER TO
v. SHOW CAUSE
MIDLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, (ECF No. 17)
INC.,
Defendant. 18 On December 11, 2023, this Court ordered Plaintiff Jennifer Burnley to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for failure to timely effect service in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). See ECF No. 16 (“OSC”). Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Response to the OSC (“Resp.,” ECF No. 17). Plaintiff explains that she believed she had additional time to complete service because this case—though initiated on August 30, 2023, see ECF No. 1—was not transferred to this District until November 3, Resp. at 1. Plaintiff also “did not believe it was proper to serve…