Harris v. Halliburton Company et al
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ORDER to the PARTIES to SHOW CAUSE Why Sanctions Should Not Be Imposed for Failure to Comply With the Court's Order, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 12/14/2017. Show Cause Response due within 14 days. (Hall, S)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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HARRISON Y. HARRIS,
Plaintiff,
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v.
HALLIBURTON COMPANY, et al.,
Defendants.
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Case No.: 1:16-cv-0281-LJO - JLT
ORDER TO THE PARTIES TO SHOW CAUSE
WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED
FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE
COURT’S ORDER
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On August 9, 2016, the Court ordered this action be stayed “to allow for the completion of
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arbitration.” (Doc. 25 at 6) The parties were ordered to file “a joint status report” “every 120 days” in
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the action, to keep the Court informed as to the status of the arbitration. (Id.) The parties last filed a
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status report on August 4, 2017. (Doc. 28) Thus, the parties were to file another status report no later
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than December 3, 2017. However, the parties have not filed any report, either jointly or separately.
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The Local Rules, corresponding with Fed. R. Civ. P. 11, provide: “Failure of counsel or of a
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party to comply with . . . any order of the Court may be grounds for the imposition by the Court of any
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and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” Local Rule 110. “District courts have
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inherent power to control their dockets,” and in exercising that power, a court may impose sanctions
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including dismissal of an action. Thompson v. Housing Authority of Los Angeles, 782 F.2d 829, 831
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(9th Cir. 1986). A court may dismiss an action with prejudice, based on a party’s failure to prosecute
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an action or failure to obey a court order, or failure to comply with local rules. See, e.g. Ferdik v.
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Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992) (imposing sanctions for failure to comply with an
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order); Malone v. U.S. Postal Service, 833 F.2d 128, 130 (9th Cir. 1987) (imposing sanctions for
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failure to comply with a court order); Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1424 (9th Cir. 1986)
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(imposing sanctions for failure to prosecute and to comply with local rules).
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Accordingly, the parties are ORDERED to show cause within fourteen days of the date of
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service of this Order why sanctions should not be imposed for their failure to comply with the Court’s
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Order or, in the alternative, to file a joint status report.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
December 14, 2017
/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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