Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists v. 100 Feet Productions, LLC, a corporation et al

Filing 10

ORDER RE: FAILURE TO OPPOSE PETITIONERS MOTION TO CONFIRM ARBITRATION AWARD 1 by Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell. Respondents are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as to why the Court should not grant Petitioner's Motion to Confirm Arbitration Award. Both (1) Respondents' response to this Order and (2) Respondents' opposition to the Motion to Confirm Arbitration Award, if any, shall be filed by no later than Monday, October 17, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. Petitioner shall file its reply, if any, no later than Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. The hearing on Petitioner's Motion is hereby continued to Monday, October 24, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. (rfi)

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

CV 16-06833-BRO (AJWx)

Title

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD - AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TELEVISION
AND RADIO ARTISTS V. 100 FEET PRODUCTIONS, LLC ET AL.

Date

October 11, 2016

Present: The Honorable

BEVERLY REID O’CONNELL, United States District Judge

Renee A. Fisher

Not Present

N/A

Deputy Clerk

Court Reporter

Tape No.

Attorneys Present for Petitioners:

Attorneys Present for Respondents:

Not Present

Not Present

Proceedings:

(IN CHAMBERS)

ORDER RE: FAILURE TO OPPOSE
PETITIONER’S MOTION TO CONFIRM ARBITRATION AWARD [1]
Pending before the Court is Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of
Television and Radio Artists’s (“Petitioner”)1 Motion to Confirm Arbitration Award
against 100 Feet Productions (“Respondent Producer”) and Grand Illusions
Entertainment (“Respondent Guarantor”) (together “Respondents”). (Dkt. No. 1
(“Motion”).) Petitioner filed its Motion on September 12, 2016, noticing a hearing date
of October 17, 2016. (Id.) Under the Central District’s Local Rules, a party must oppose
a motion at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the scheduled hearing date. See C.D. Cal.
L.R. 7-9.2 Accordingly, Respondents’ opposition, if any, was due no later than
September 26, 2016. See id.; Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)(1), (a)(5), (a)(6)(A). As of today’s
date, Respondents have filed no opposition. Pursuant to Local Rule 7-12, the failure to
file an opposition “may be deemed consent to the granting . . . of the motion.” See C.D.
Cal. L.R. 7-12.
Accordingly, Respondents are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as to why the
Court should not grant Petitioner’s Motion to Confirm Arbitration Award. Petitioner is
hereby instructed to personally serve Respondents with this Order Re Failure to
Oppose no later than Friday, October 14, 2016. Both (1) Respondents’ response to
this Order and (2) Respondents’ opposition to the Motion to Confirm Arbitration Award,

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Petitioner is a successor in interest to Screen Actors Guild, Inc. (Motion at 4.)
A copy of the Local Civil Rules is available at the United States District Court, Central District of
California’s website: https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/court-procedures/local-rules.
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LINK:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No.

CV 16-06833-BRO (AJWx)

Title

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD - AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TELEVISION
AND RADIO ARTISTS V. 100 FEET PRODUCTIONS, LLC ET AL.

Date

October 11, 2016

if any, shall be filed by no later than Monday, October 17, 2016, at 4:00 p.m.
Petitioner shall file its reply, if any, no later than Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at
4:00 p.m. An appropriate response will include reasons demonstrating good cause for
Respondents’ failure to timely oppose Petitioner’s Motion. Respondents’ failure to file
an opposition by this deadline may result in the granting of Petitioner’s Motion.
The hearing on Petitioner’s Motion is hereby continued to Monday, October
24, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.
:

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Initials of Preparer

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