Engert v. Stanislaus County et al

Filing 236

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE RE Dismissal of RT Financial signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 02/08/2016. Show Cause Response due by 2/19/2016.(Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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10 IRINA ENGERT, ANNE ENGERT, and RON
ENGERT, Individually and as Successors-in11 Interest to Glendon Engert,
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1:13-CV-00126 LJO BAM
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE
DISMISSAL OF RT FINANCIAL

Plaintiffs,

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v.

14 STANISLAUS COUNTY, et al.,
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Defendants.

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All claims in this case have been settled and stipulations of dismissal entered with respect to all
parties except RT Financial, Inc. (“RT Financial”). The Court understands that Defendant Roni Roberts,
the claims against whom have been settled and who has been dismissed as a defendant, was at some
point doing business as RT Financial. RT Financial is represented by separate counsel, Michael S.
Warda, but, apart from an answer filed in July 2013, Doc. 27, Mr. Warda has not filed any documents in
this litigation.
The Court raised the status of RT Financial in its June 8, 2014 Memorandum Decision and Order
Re Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment, noting that RT Financial had not moved for summary
judgment. Doc. 213 at 39 n. 22. Since then, no activity has taken place on the docket with regard to RT
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Financial and no party has taken steps to explain RT Financial’s lingering presence in this case.
Accordingly, Plaintiffs are ordered to show cause in writing on or before February 19, 2016, why RT
Financial should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute and this case closed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill

February 8, 2016

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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