# Board of Directors of the Motion Picture Industry v. Ironman Productions, Inc.

> District Court, C.D. California · February 16, 2022

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## Case

- **Court:** District Court, C.D. California
- **Decided:** February 16, 2022
- **Opinion:** 100trialcourt
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Case 2:21-cv-09142-FMO-JC Document 12 Filed 02/16/22 Page 1 of 1 Page ID #:61
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. CV 21-9142-FMO (Jcx) Date February 16, 2022
Title Board of Directors of the Motion Picture Industry et al v. Ironman
Productions, Inc.
Present: The Honorable Fernando M. Olguin, United States District Judge
Gabriela Garcia None Present
Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants:
None Present None Present
Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal Re: Lack of
Prosecution
Absent a showing of good cause, an action must be dismissed without prejudice if the
summons and complaint are not served on a defendant within 90 days after the complaint is filed.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). Generally, a defendant must answer the complaint within 21 days after
service (60 days if the defendant is the United States). Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a). The court may
dismiss the action prior to the 90 days, however, if plaintiff(s) has/have not diligently prosecuted
the action. With respect to service of individuals and/or business entities in a foreign country,
plaintiff shall exercise all reasonable diligence and attempt service within the 90-day time period.
In the present case, it appears that one or more of these time periods has not been met.
Accordingly, the court, on its own motion, orders plaintiff(s) to show cause in writing on or before
February 24, 2022, why this action should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. Pursuant to
Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b), the court finds that this matter is appropriate for submission without oral
argument. The Order to Show Cause will stand submitted upon the filing of:
X An answer by the following defendant(s): Ironman Productions, Inc.
X Plaintiff’s application for entry of default pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a):
Ironman Productions, Inc.
on or before the date indicated above. Failure to file a timely response to this Order to Show
Cause shall result in the action or the above defendant(s) being dismissed for lack of prosecution
and for failure to comply with the orders of the court. See Local Rule 41; Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 & 41(b);
Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629-30, 82 S.Ct. 1386, 1388 (1962).
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