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KAMALA D. HARRIS, State Bur No, J 46672

Attorney General ofCaliIlJrnia

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SCOIT H. WYCKOFF, State Bar No. .191367

Supervising Deputy Attorney Gf~neral

MATTHEW T. BESMER,. Stale Bar No. 269138

Deputy Attorney General
2550 Maripo:sa Mall, Romn 5090

Fresno, CA 93721

Telephone: (559)
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Fax: (559) 445-5 J 06

E-mail: Matthew.BeSJl1er(~l}doj.ca.gov
A ttorneysj<)r D(:j(mdants

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IN THE UNITED STATES DIS'I'RICT COURT

FOR THE E~ASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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REHAN SHIlKH,

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2:14-cv-751 (JEB AC PS
Plaintiff~

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BRIAN KELLY S~'cretary, California

StHte Transportntion Age'ncy nnd Marl"

Twecty,M llnagcr, DCI)artmcut of Motor

Date:

May

Vehicles,

Time:

10:00 ;],111,
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26, 8 Floor
Honorable Allison Claire

Courtroom:

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NOTI.CE OF :\lOTION AND MOTION TO

DISMISS FOR INSlJFFI.CmNT SIRVICE
OF P({OCESS .PlH{SlJANT TO tUlLE
l2(b)(5)

Judge:

I'BA
Action Filed: Marcb

2014

Trial Date:
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2014

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1'0 PLAINTIFF:

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: that deflmdants Brian Kelly, Se~:n:tary ofCalilbrnia Stale

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TranspOitation Agency, and Mark Tweety, Manage:', Dt~parlrnent 01' Motor Vclucles make this
special appearanl:t: solely fix purposes of objecting to service of process and personal jurisdiction

and have set theLl' Motioll to Dis/niss fbr Insufficient Service of Process Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(5)
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hearing on May 28,2014, or as soon thereaiter as thtl matte:r may be heard in Courtroom 26 of

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the United States District Court tClr the EastcrnDlstrict ofCalif{)[nia, located at 501 I Street

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Sacramento, Caiii()l'nia 95814,

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This rnotion is heing made on the fbllowing grounds:

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Plaintiffdid not persol1<lIIy serVe the defendants, and bt) did not comply with the

requirements lor mail serVlCC\ under Federal Rule ofCiviJ .Procedure 4(d), or under Califbrnia

Code of Civil Procedure section 41 5.30.fherefhre, the cornplaint should be dismissed !()l'

insufficient

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of process under Federal Rule of Civil Pro0cdun~ 12(b)(5),

Because service of process was insufficient, personal jurisdklion ovcr the detl~lldants

is lacking and they should be dismissed under Federal Rule orCivil Procedure 12(b)(2).
ThismoLion will be based upon this Notice

Motion and Motion, the Memorandum of

Points and Authorities filed herewith, the Declaration

or Matthew 1'.

filed herewith, all

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applicable statutes, codes, regulations, cases, the pleadings and flks in this action, <lnd any

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argument that the Court may hear.

Dated: April J 6,2014

Rcspectfillly submitted,

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KAMALA IJ. llARRl8

Attorney (:Jeneral ofCalifbrnia

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SCOTT II. WYCKOFF

SuperVising Deputy Attomey General

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Besmer

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MATTHEW T. BESMER

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Deputy Attornf~y (Jeneral

Attorne)'s for Delendants

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