Alex Osuna v. Johnson & Johnson et al

Filing 35

IN CHAMBERS - ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Judge Percy Anderson. The Court orders Plaintiff to show cause in writing why the Court should not dismiss this action for failure to prosecute and comply with the Court's orders, or impose other lesser sanc tions on Plaintiff. Plaintiff's response to this Order shall be filed by November 3, 2014. The failure to timely respond to this Order may result in the dismissal of this action without prejudice. The Scheduling Conference, currently calendared for November 3, 2014, is continued to November 10, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. IT IS SO ORDERED. (jloz)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No.

CV 14-7135 PA (SHx)

Title

Alex Osuna v. Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al.

Present: The Honorable

Date

October 21, 2014

PERCY ANDERSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Julieta Lozano

N/A

N/A

Deputy Clerk

Court Reporter

Tape No.

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs:

Attorneys Present for Defendants:

None

None

Proceedings:

IN CHAMBERS—ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Before the Court is a Scheduling Report filed by defendants Johnson & Johnson, Janssen
Research & Development, LLC, and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”).
According to the Scheduling Report,
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f), Local Rule 26, and this Court’s September 12,
2014 Order Scheduling Meeting of Counsel and Setting Scheduling Conference, the parties are required
to jointly file a scheduling report. According to Defendants, however, plaintiff Alex Osuna (“Plaintiff”)
did not participate in this process and has not responded to Defendants’ counsel’s efforts to contact him.
The Court’s September 12, 2014 Order warns: “The failure to submit a joint report in advance of
the Scheduling Conference or the failure to attend the Scheduling Conference may result in the dismissal
of the action, striking the answer and entering default, and/or the imposition of sanctions.” To date, the
Court has not received a Joint Scheduling Report even though the Scheduling Conference is calendared
for November 3, 2014. Nor has Plaintiff provided any explanation regarding his failure to fully
participate in this process.
Accordingly, the Court orders Plaintiff to show cause in writing why the Court should not
dismiss this action for failure to prosecute and comply with the Court’s orders, or impose other lesser
sanctions on Plaintiff. Plaintiff’s response to this Order shall be filed by November 3, 2014. The failure
to timely respond to this Order may result in the dismissal of this action without prejudice. The
Scheduling Conference, currently calendared for November 3, 2014, is continued to November 10, 2014,
at 10:30 a.m.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

CV-90 (06/04)

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

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