Thiessen v. Irwin

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO LANCE THIESSEN and CANYON DEL BUEY, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. No. 19-cv-0779 CG/SMV EMILY IRWIN; ADAM MENDONCA; CALVIN JOYNER; and THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE; Defendants. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte. Plaintiffs filed their Complaint against Defendants on August 26, 2019. [Doc. 1] at 1. Plaintiffs had 90 days from filing the Complaint, or until November 25, 2019, to effect service of process. Fed. R. Civ. P. 44m) (2015). There is no indication on the record that service of process has been effected with respect to the Defendant United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiffs show good cause why their claims against Defendant United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service should not be dismissed without prejudice for failure to comply with the service provision of Rule 4(m). See Espinoza v. United States, 52 F.3d 838, 841 (0th Cir. 1995). Plaintiffs must file their response no later than January 23, 2020. IT IS SO ORDERED. by, J STEPHAN M. VIDMAR United States Magistrate Judge