Maria Antonia Barrera v. City of Lynwood et al

Filing 62

PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - The Court has reviewed the pretrial documents filed by the parties and discovered that Defendant City of Lynwood (Defendant) has failed to file the Declarations of Witness Direct Testimony, a Trial Br ief, and Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law as required by Section 7 of the Courts Scheduling and Case Management Order 18 . Accordingly, Defendant is ordered to show cause in writing, on or before May 13, 2016, why the Court should not enter a n order precluding it from calling any witnesses, why its answer should not be stricken, and/or why sanctions in the amount of $3,500.00 should not be imposed against defense counsel for failure to file the required documents. No oral argument o n this matter will be heard unless otherwise ordered by the Court. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. The Order will stand submitted upon the filing of the response to the Order to Show Cause. Failure to respond to the Order to Show Cause will result in the imposition of the foregoing sanctions. (sr)

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

CV 15-5470-JFW (PJWx)

Title:

Maria Antonia Barrera -v- City of Lynwood, et al.

Date: May 12, 2016

PRESENT:
HONORABLE JOHN F. WALTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Shannon Reilly
Courtroom Deputy

None Present
Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFFS:
None
PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS):

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANTS:
None

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

The Court has reviewed the pretrial documents filed by the parties and discovered that
Defendant City of Lynwood (“Defendant”) has failed to file the Declarations of Witness Direct
Testimony, a Trial Brief, and Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law as required by Section 7 of
the Court’s Scheduling and Case Management Order [Docket No. 18].
Accordingly, Defendant is ordered to show cause in writing, on or before May 13, 2016, why
the Court should not enter an order precluding it from calling any witnesses, why its answer should
not be stricken, and/or why sanctions in the amount of $3,500.00 should not be imposed against
defense counsel for failure to file the required documents.
No oral argument on this matter will be heard unless otherwise ordered by the Court. See
Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. The Order will stand submitted upon the filing of the response
to the Order to Show Cause. Failure to respond to the Order to Show Cause will result in the
imposition of the foregoing sanctions.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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