ProAssurance Specialty Insurance Company v. Ansari

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
PROASSURANCE SPECIALTY
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Plaintiff,
v.
NAJEEB K. ANSARI,
Defendant.
Case No. 25-cv-01207-SAB
ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE
NOTICE OF STATUS OF SERVICE
DECEMBER 24, 2025 DEADLINE
Plaintiff commenced this action on September 15, 2025. (ECF No. 1.) A scheduling
conference is currently set for January 6, 2026. (ECF No. 5.) Plaintiff has not returned service
documents, and Defendant has not filed a responsive pleading.
Rule 4(m) provides that “[i]f a defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint
is filed, the court—on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action
without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made within a specified time.”
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). “But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court must extend
the time for service for an appropriate period.” Id. The order setting the scheduling conference
in this matter additionally provides that: “plaintiff shall diligently pursue service of the summons
and complaint and dismiss those defendants against whom the plaintiff will not pursue claims . . .
[and] plaintiff shall promptly file proofs of service of the summons and complaint so the Court
has a record of service.” (ECF No. 5, p. 1.)

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that no later than December 24, 2025,
Plaintiff shall file a notice addressing the status of service on Defendant and whether the
scheduling conference should be continued to a later date. Plaintiff is advised that failure to
comply with this order may result in the issuance of sanctions, up to and including dismissal of
this action.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 17, 2025
STANLEY A. BOONE
United States Magistrate Judge