Harris v. Bear Valley Community Services District, et al.

Filing 27

Order to Show Cause why sanctions should not be imposed, signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 3/8/2013. Show Cause Response due by 3/12/2013. (Figueroa, O)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KAREN JANE HARRIS,

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CASE NO. CV F 12-1664 LJO JLT

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED
(Doc. 22.)

vs.
BEAR VALLEY COMMUNITY
SERVICE DISTRICT, et al.,

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Defendants.
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Plaintiff’s counsel disobeyed this Court’s February 26, 2013 order (“Feb. 26 order”) to file and

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serve papers, no later than March 7, 2013, to indicate whether plaintiff consents to the conduct of all

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further proceedings by U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer Thurston. As such, this Court ORDERS

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plaintiff’s counsel, no later than March 12, 2012, to file papers to show good cause why this Court

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should not impose sanctions, including dismissal of this action, for failure to comply with the Feb. 26

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order. This order to show cause will be discharged if, no later than March 12, 2013, plaintiff’s counsel

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files papers to indicate whether plaintiff consents to the conduct of all further proceedings by Judge

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Thurston.

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This Court ADMONISHES plaintiff’s counsel and plaintiff that this Court will dismiss this

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action if plaintiff’s counsel fails to comply with this order and fails to file timely papers to respond

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to this order to show cause or to indicate whether plaintiff consents to the conduct of all further

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proceedings by Judge Thurston.
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This Court ADMONISHES the parties and their counsel that they must observe and obey the

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and this Court’s Local Rules and orders and are subject to sanctions

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as this Court deems appropriate.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 8, 2013

/s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill
66h44d
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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