Darlene Wilis v. Costco Wholesale Corp. et al

Filing 15

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SANCTIONS by Judge Fernando M. Olguin. Show Cause Hearing set for 1/16/2025 at 10:00 AM before Judge Fernando M. Olguin. (vdr)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DARLENE WILLIS,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.,

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Defendant.

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Case No. CV 24-4155 FMO (JCx)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:
SANCTIONS

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Pursuant to the Court’s Order of June 11, 2024, the parties were required to complete a

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settlement conference before a mediator from the court’s ADR Panel no later than December 13,

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2024. (See Dkt. 10, Court’s Order of June 11, 2024, at 17). If the case settled, the parties were

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required to file a Notice of Settlement no later than 24 hours after the settlement. (See id.).

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Otherwise, the parties were required to file a Status Report Re: Settlement no later than 48 hours

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after the settlement conference was complete. (See id.). On December 18, 2024, the court

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issued an Order to Show Cause Re: Sanctions or Dismissal after the parties failed to file a Notice

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of Settlement or Status Report. (Dkt. 13, Court’s Order of December 18, 2024). The order

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required the parties to show cause by no later than December 23, 2024, why sanctions should not

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be imposed for failure to comply with the Court’s Order of June 11, 2024. (See id.). As of the date

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of this Order, the parties have not responded to the Order to Show Cause. (See, generally, Dkt.).

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Based on the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED THAT on January 16, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in

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Courtroom 6D of the First Street Courthouse, 350 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, plaintiff

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Darlene Willis, plaintiff’s counsel, a corporate representative for defendant Costco, and lead

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defense counsel shall show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for failure to comply with

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orders of the Court. Failure of any party or counsel to appear at the order to show cause hearing

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shall result in the imposition of sanctions, including, but not limited to, the dismissal of the action

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for failure to prosecute.

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Dated this 7th day of January, 2025.

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/s/
Fernando M. Olguin
United States District Judge

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