Create a one-page memo based on the following information:

(1) A file-stamped copy of the Complaint showing that it was filed in the Superior Court of California on June 20, 2021.

(2) A file-stamped copy of a Proof of Service of Summons and Complaint stating that the Summons, Complaint, and clerk's notices were personally served on defendant Jones on August 8, 2022.

(3) You have discovered nothing subsequent to the Proof of Service of Summons and Complaint has been filed by either party in the case. There has been no communication with the defendant's attorney, Fred Smith, since before your office filed the lawsuit and made a settlement demand in writing to Mr. Smith in late June 2022.

(4) For legal research purposes, refer to CCLD Chapters 7; 15-end, and Chapter 8 as your authority for any suggested path to be followed. You need not conduct research beyond what is stated in your authority for the purposes of this assignment.