Nava, et al v. City of Shafter

Filing 21

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE Why Sanctions Should Not Be Imposed for the Parties Failure to Comply with the Orders of the Court and Failure to Appear at the Mid-Discovery Status Conference, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 12/18/2012. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARK A. NAVA., et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
CITY OF SHAFTER, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:12-cv-00010 AWI JLT
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS
SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED FOR THE PARTIES
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDERS OF
THE COURT FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE
MID-DISCOVERY STATUS CONFERENCE

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On May 31, 2012, the Court issued its scheduling order. (Doc. 18) In this order, the Court set

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a mid-discovery status conference to occur on December 18, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. and ordered the parties

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to file a joint status conference report one week before the hearing. Id. at 2-3. However, the parties

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failed to file the report and failed to appear at the hearing. Notably, the scheduling order warns the

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parties, “Failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions.” Id. at 7.

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ORDER

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Within 14 days, the parties and counsel SHALL show cause why sanctions should not

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be imposed based upon their failure to comply with the Court’s orders and failure to appear at the mid-

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discovery status conference;

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Within 14 days, counsel SHALL file a joint mid-discovery status conference statement

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setting forth the status of discovery. After reviewing the statement, the Court will determine whether a

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hearing is necessary.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

December 18, 2012

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

DEAC_Signature-END:

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