“THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Plaintiff, Liangliang Su’s (“Plaintiff”), Status Report [ECF No. 27], filed January 13, 2025, and a sua sponte review of the record. THE COURT has considered the Status Report and the pertinent portions of the record and is otherwise fully advised. By way of background, Plaintiff initiated this action on June 1, 2024, by filing a Complaint alleging patent infringement under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, 35 U.S.C. § 100, et seq., against entities listed on Schedule “A” (collectively, “Defendants”). See generally Compl. [ECF No. 1]; see also Schedule “A” [ECF No. 9]. On June 5, 2024, Plaintiff filed an Ex Parte Motion to Serve by Alternate Means [ECF No. 7], and on June 13, 2024, the Court granted the Motion [ECF No. 12], allowing Plaintiff to serve Defendants via e-mail Case 0:24-cv-60936-MD Document 30 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/12/2025 Page 1 of 4 2 and website publication. In the ensuing weeks, certain Defendants entered a notice of appearance and motion to appear pro hac vice. See ECF Nos. 13, 14. The Court held a Status Conference on November 13, 2024, to address pending matters and the status of the service upon any remaining Defendants. See ECF No. 19. Following the Status Conference, the Court entered an Omnibus Order directing Plaintiff to effectuate service of process upon the Defendants who have yet to be served, unsealing the case, requiring the Defendants who have appeared to file responses to Plaintiff’s Motion for Entry of Temporary Restraining Order, Preliminary Injunction, Order Restraining Transfer of Assets and Expedited Discovery [ECF No. 6] by December 16, 2024, and ordering Plaintiff to file status reports every thirty (30) days beginning from the date of the Order as to the status of service. See generally ECF No. 20. As the Court noted above, Plaintiff filed its latest Status Report on January 13, 2025. [ECF No. 27]. In it, Plaintiff explains that, on November 8, 2024, it served a subpoena upon Amazon requesting information necessary to serve the remaining Defendants and that, on December 4, 2024, Amazon’s counsel formally objected to the subpoena. Id. at 1. Despite the objection, Plaintiff notes that it has “largely reached an agreement” with Amazon following extensive negotiations and, as a result, will proceed to serve the remaining Defendants once Amazon provides the information. Id. Plaintiff does not state when it expects to receive that information or when it plans to serve Defendants. “A district court has inherent authority to manage its own docket ‘so as to achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.’” Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. v. Fla. Mowing And Landscape Serv., Inc., 556 F.3d 1232, 1240 (11th Cir. 2009) (quoting Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 43 (1991)); see also Johnson v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. of Ga., 263 F.3d 1234, 1269 Case 0:24-cv-60936-MD Document 30 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/12/2025 Page 2 of 4 3 (11th Cir. 2001) (“[W]e accord district courts broad discretion over the management of pretrial activities, including discovery and scheduling.” (citations omitted)). Additionally, “[a]bsent a showing of good cause, the district court has the discretion [pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m)] to extend the time for service of process.” Lepone-Dempsey v. Carroll Cnty. Comm’rs, 476 F.3d 1277, 1282 (11th Cir. 2007) (citing Horenkamp v. Van Winkle & Co., 402 F.3d 1129, 1133 (11th Cir. 2005)). Accordingly, in light of the Court’s inherent authority and the fact that this matter has been pending for a considerable amount of time without Plaintiff having effectuated valid service on the remaining Defendants, it is ORDERED as follows: 1. Plaintiff shall, on or before April 1, 2025, perfect service on the remaining Defendants and file proofs of service with the Court. Failure to do so will result in the dismissal of those Defendants without prejudice and without further notice. 2. Plaintiff shall continue to comply with the Court’s Omnibus Order dated November 14, 2024 [ECF No. 20], insofar as the Order directs Plaintiff to file Status Reports every thirty (30) days informing the Court of the status of service of process upon the remaining Defendants and whether any Defendants have contacted Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s counsel. 3. The above-styled action is temporarily STAYED until all Defendants have been served or April 1, 2025, whichever is earlier. Case 0:24-cv-60936-MD Document 30 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/12/2025 Page 3 of 4 4 4. The Clerk is directed to CLOSE this case for administrative and statistical purposes only. The Court nonetheless retains jurisdiction to address any future motions, including those relevant to service of process or default. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at the Southern District of Florida, this 12th day of February, 2025”