Elaine Michelle Krejci, on behalf of Peter Gregory Krejci v. Donnell Tanksley,...

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE ELAINE MICHELLE KREJCI, on behalf of CASE NO. 2:25-cv-00322-JHC PETER GREGORY KREJCI, ORDER Plaintiff, v. DONNELL TANKSLEY, JANE BOMAN, Defendants.

This matter comes before the Court on the Court’s Order to Show Cause and Plaintiff’s Letter in response. Dkt. ## 15, 16. Having reviewed the case file and the Letter, the Court determines that good cause exists to extend the time for service. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).

Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff an additional 30 days to: (1) properly serve Defendants with a summons and a copy of the complaint; and (2) file the appropriate proof of service documentation with the Court.

In granting Plaintiff additional time, the Court recommends that Plaintiff review the rules governing service in the Western District of Washington—Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule and Local Civil Rule 4—as well as the instructions and resources provided by the Western District of Washington to pro se plaintiffs on this topic.' The Court DIRECTS Plaintiff, on any || proof of service document she files with the Court, to clearly indicate what method of service was used.

4 As for Plaintiffs request for a lawyer, see Dkt. # 16, the Court notes that there is no right || to counsel in civil actions. See Campbell v. Burt, 141 F.3d 927, 931 (9th Cir. 1998). A court || may appoint counsel for indigent civil litigants under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1), but only if there || are “exceptional circumstances.” Agyeman v. Corr. Corp. of Am., 390 F.3d 1101, 1103 (9th Cir. g || 2004). As the Court does not find “exceptional circumstances” here, it declines Plaintiff's request to “reconsider assigning a lawyer to [her].” See Dkt. # 16.

10 Dated this 4th day of November, 2025.

1 c ] obs 4. Char 12 John H. Chun United States District Judge 23 ! The “Pro Se Guide to Filing Your Lawsuit in Federal Court,” which contains a section on woe, and other resources can be found here: https://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/representing-yourself-