S.J.P. et al v. Wilshire Insurance Company, Inc.

Filing 59

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE to Emiliano Perez and His Attorney William Alexander Why Sanctions Should Not Be Imposed for Their Failure to Execute the Settlement Agreement, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 2/28/2017. Show Cause Response due by 3/3/2017. (Hall, S)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SHAWN J. PAREGIEN, et al., 12 13 Plaintiffs, v. 14 WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 15 Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 1:15-cv-01621 AWI JLT ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE TO EMILIANO PEREZ AND HIS ATTORNEY WILLIAM ALEXANDER WHY SANCTIONS HOULD NOT BE IMPOSED FOR THEIR FAILURE TO EXECUTE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 16 17 On November 1, 2016, the parties notified the Court that “the parties have reached a settlement 18 that will resolve this case in its entirety.” (Doc. 51) The Court ordered the settlement to be completed 19 so that the minors compromise could be filed no later than November 23, 2016. (Doc. 52) The Court 20 warned, “Failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions, including 21 the dismissal of the action or striking the answers and entering default.” Id., emphasis in the 22 original. 23 Thereafter, the Court ordered the guardians ad litem to file the petitions for approval of the 24 minors’ compromise no later than November 23, 2016. (Doc. 52) On November 15, 2016, the 25 guardians ad litem sought an extension of time to December 23, 2016 to file the petitions because the 26 parties were continuing to work out the details of the settlement. (Doc. 53) The Court granted this 27 request. 28 Once again, the guardians ad litem seek an additional extension of time—to April 3, 2017—to 1 1 file the petitions for approval of the minors’ compromise. (Doc. 55) The Court denied this request 2 because there was an insufficient showing as to why the settlement could not be achieved in a timely 3 manner and the court found that this delay violated the guardians duties to the children. (Doc. 56) The 4 Court ordered joint status reports to be filed and, on February 24, 2017, the status report indicated that 5 Emiliano Perez and his attorney, William Alexander, have continued to fail to execute the settlement 6 agreement. (Doc. 58 at 2) Counsel for the guardians reported that he has called Mr. Alexander’s 7 office every day for a week to obtain the signatures to no avail. Id. Due to this failure, the guardians 8 ad litem are unable to file the petition for the minors’ compromise. Id. 9 10 Therefore, the Court ORDERS: 1. No later than March 3, 2017 at noon, Emiliano Perez and William Alexander 11 SHALL show cause in writing why sanctions should not be imposed for their failure to execute the 12 settlement agreement in a timely fashion. 13 14 2. Alternatively, they SHALL execute the settlement agreement and file notice that this has occurred. 15 Mr. Perez and Mr. Alexander are advised that their failure to comply with this order will 16 result in the imposition of monetary sanctions, and may include striking Mr. Perez’s answer and 17 entering default against him. 18 19 20 21 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: February 28, 2017 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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