of the Honorable Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler on 11/5/2025.
Before this Court is [13] Plaintiff's Motion to Extend Time. Under Fed. R. Civ. P 4(m), the Court must grant an extension of time for service upon a showing of good cause for the failure to timely serve a defendant. Lemoge v. United States, 587 F.3d 1188, 1198 (9th Cir. 2009). This Court finds that Plaintiff has shown good cause for failure to serve because he has been diligent in attempting to serve all defendants. Townsel v. Contra Costa Cnty., Cal., 820 F.2d 319, 320 (9th Cir. 1987). Since Plaintiff has shown good cause, he will have an additional 60 days to serve his Complaint and Summons on the named defendants. As for the unnamed defendants, Plaintiff will have the opportunity through the regular discovery process to identify them. See Wakefield v. Thompson, 177 F.3d 1160, 1163 (9th Cir. 1999).
Accordingly, ECF No. 13 is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
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