Dyer v. Ezeh et al

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United States District Court
Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MIN JI GOO DYER,
Plaintiff,
v.
CHIKE EZEH, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 23-cv-01226-JCS
ORDER DEEMING SERVICE
EFFECTIVE AND MOVING MARCH
25, 2026 CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE FROM 2:00 PM TO
9:30 AM PACIFIC TIME
Re: Dkt. No. 115
Plaintiff has brought a motion asking the Court to deem service on Defendant Chike Ezeh
effective and has supplied an affidavit from her attorney in Nigeria establishing that Mr. Ezeh has
been served by email and by publication, in compliance with the Court’s November 11, 2025
Order. The evidence supplied by Plaintiff also reflects that Mr. Ezeh responded to emails from
Plaintiff’s attorney and that he seeks to assert defenses under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure based on, inter alia, lack of personal jurisdiction and inadequate service of process. See
dkt. no. 115-1. The Court therefore deems service effective as of the date of this Order. Pursuant
to Rules 12(a)(1)(A)(ii) and 6(a)(1)(C) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Defendant’s
answer or Rule 12 motion must be filed by April 6, 2026.
In addition, all parties are ordered to appear at the Case Management Conference set for
March 25, 2026, to be conducted by teleconference via Zoom (id. 161 926 0804, password
050855). In light of the time difference between California and Nigeria, the Case Management
Conference will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time instead of 2:00 p.m. as previously
scheduled. Mr. Ezeh’s appearance at the Case Management Conference will be considered a
limited appearance and will not waive any defense, including lack of personal jurisdiction.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California
Plaintiff is ORDERED to serve this order, through her attorney in Nigeria, on Mr. Ezeh at the
same email address where the Complaint was served, at glee.fuller.og@gmail.com.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 5, 2026
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JOSEPH C. SPERO
United States Magistrate Judge
Case 3:23-cv-01226-JCS Document 121 Filed 01/05/26 Page 2 of 2