Costello v. Brown et al

Filing 14

ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff an Extension of Time to File a Statement Showing Cause Why Sanctions Should Not be Imposed. No later than August 18, 2015, Plaintiff shall file proof of service of the summons and complaint upon defendants and a statement showing cause why sanctions should not be imposed for failing to comply with the Court's May 13, 2015 minute order. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 8/14/2015. (Timken, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SARAH COSTELLO,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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Case No. 1:15-cv-00252--- SKO
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF AN
EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE A
STATEMENT SHOWING CAUSE WHY
SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE
IMPOSED

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., Governor of the
State of California; WILL LIGHTBOURNE,
Director of the California Department of
Social Services; RHONDA SJOSTROM,
Human Resources Director of the Tulare
County Health and Human Services Agency;
TULARE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT;
ALICIA ZAYAS; EVANGELINE SIONGCO;
KAREN WHITED; MANDI LEWIS,
Defendants.
_____________________________________/

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On July 27, 2015, the Court issued an Order Resetting the Case Management Conference

21 and an Order to Show Cause Why Sanctions Should Not Be Imposed, requiring Plaintiff to file by
22 August 13, 2015, a statement showing cause why sanctions should not be imposed for failing to
23 comply with the Court’s May 13, 2015, minute order. (Doc. 10.)
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Plaintiff has since retained counsel. Counsel for Plaintiff contacted the Court on August

25 13, 2015, and informed the Court that despite his best efforts, he has been unable to complete
26 registration for an ECF account, or to file: (1) Plaintiff’s statement showing cause why sanctions
27 should not be imposed, and (2) proofs of service of the Complaint on defendants in compliance
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1 with the Court’s July 27, 2015, order. Counsel represented he would need an additional two
2 business days to comply with the Court’s July 27, 2015, order.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that by no later than August 18, 2015, Plaintiff

4 shall file proof of service of the summons and complaint upon defendants and a statement showing
5 cause why sanctions should not be imposed for failing to comply with the Court’s May 13, 2015
6 minute order.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

August 14, 2015

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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