Divine Dharma Meditation International Inc. et al v. Institute of Latent Energy Studies

Filing 41

MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE DOCUMENTS PURSUANT TO THIS COURT'S CIVIL TRIAL ORDER (Doc. 19) by Judge Josephine L. Staton. Therefore, the parties are hereby ORDERED to show cause, in writing, why sanctions should not be issued for their failure to comply with the Courts Civil Trial Order. Along with their responses to this Courts OSC, the parties are further ordered to file their statement of the case, witness list, exhibit list, and any voir dire questions, jury instructions, or special verdict forms, no later than tomorrow, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. (es/tg)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 8:16-cv-226-JLS-JCGx
Date: May 2, 2017
Title: Divine Dharma Meditation International Inc., et al. v. Institute of Latent Energy Studies
Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Terry Guerrero
Deputy Clerk
ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF:

Not Present

N/A
Court Reporter
ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT:

Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO
TIMELY FILE DOCUMENTS PURSUANT TO THIS
COURT’S CIVIL TRIAL ORDER (Doc. 19)
The Final Pretrial Conference in this action is scheduled for May 5, 2017.
(Scheduling Order, Doc. 18.) This Court’s Civil Trial Order sets forth the documents that
the parties must file with the Court prior to the Final Pretrial Conference. (Civil Trial
Order, Doc. 19.) These include the statement of the case, witness list, exhibit list,
proposed voir dire, proposed jury instructions, and special verdict forms. (Id. § C.2–7.)
The aforementioned documents must be filed at least five (5) court days prior to the Final
Pretrial Conference. (Id.) Other than proposed voir dire questions from the Plaintiffs,
(Proposed Voir Dire, Doc. 38), the parties have yet to file these documents with the
Court. The Court notes that the parties were similarly late to file their memoranda of
contentions of fact and law and proposed final pretrial conference order and only did so
following an OSC issued by the Court. (See OSC, Doc. 36; Mems. of Fact and Law,
Docs. 37, 40; Pretrial Conf. Order, Doc. 39.)
Therefore, the parties are hereby ORDERED to show cause, in writing, why
sanctions should not be issued for their failure to comply with the Court’s Civil Trial
Order. Along with their responses to this Court’s OSC, the parties are further ordered to
file their statement of the case, witness list, exhibit list, and any voir dire questions, jury
instructions, or special verdict forms, no later than tomorrow, Wednesday, May 3,
2017, at 5:00 p.m.

Initials of Preparer:

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