Shields
Shields v. Dollar Tree, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT B. SHIELDS, individually and Case No.: 23-CV-925 JLS (BLM) on behalf of all others similarly situated,
ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S
Plaintiff, FAILURE TO FILE AN AMENDED v. COMPLAINT
DOLLAR TREE, INC.,
15 Defendant.
Plaintiff Robert B. Shields has repeatedly failed to meet deadlines in this case. First, Plaintiff failed to serve Defendant Dollar Tree, Inc., within the ninety-day period required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). See generally Docket. Plaintiff did not request an extension until this Court ordered him to explain his noncompliance. See ECF Nos. 3, 4. The Court granted that request, see ECF No. 5, and the case eventually proceeded when Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss (“MTD,” ECF No. 7) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The Motion to Dismiss was set for a hearing on November 8, 2023, MTD at 1, meaning Plaintiff’s opposition was due by October 25 pursuant to Civil Local…