Sloan et al v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al

Filing 6

ORDER CONTINUING STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) CONFERNCE signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. on 04/04/09 ORDERING that the Initial Scheduling Conference is CONTINUED to 05/18/09 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 10 (GEB) before Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr . A further joint status report is due 14 days prior to the conference. Any defendant not served with process by 04/17/09 may be dismissed w/o prejudice. To avoid dismissal, a proof of service shall be filed by 04/20/09. If plfs believe they have good cause to justify extension of the 120-day service period for any dft, they shall file a declaration by 04/17/09. (Benson, A.)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The failure of one or more of the parties to participate in the preparation of the Joint Status Report does not excuse the other parties from their obligation to timely file a status report in accordance with this Order. In the event a party fails to participate as ordered, the party timely submitting the status report shall include a declaration explaining why it was unable to obtain the cooperation of the other party or parties.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA GENE WILLIAM SLOAN; BERT U. SLOAN;) JOHN OMAR SLOAN; TAMMY SLOAN; ) DEANA SLOAN CAMPBELL; ALLEN SLOAN;) MELODY SLOAN; JEFFREY SLOAN; ) GODFREY SLOAN; LINDA SLOAN; ) TASHEENA SLOAN; RACHEL SLOAN; ) ANGELA CAMPBELL; AARON CAMPBELL; ) ART GONZALEZ; GENE GONZALEZ, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; ) BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS; DALE H. ) MORRIS, Pacific Regional Director, ) BIA; CRISTY TAYLOR; JOE SMITH; ) ATTA STEVENSON; GENEVIEVE CAMPBELL,) ) Defendants. ) ) 2:08-cv-03070-GEB-GGH ORDER CONTINUING STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) CONFERENCE and FED. R. CIV. P. 4(m) NOTICE

Plaintiffs' Status Report filed March 30, 2009, reveals this case is not ready to be scheduled. Therefore, the Status

(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference set for April 13, 2009, is continued to May 18, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. A further joint status

report shall be filed no later than 14 days prior to the status conference.1 ///

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dated:

Further, any defendant not served with process in this action on or before April 17, 2009, may be dismissed without prejudice under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). To avoid dismissal, a proof

of service shall be filed no later than April 20, 2009. If Plaintiffs believe they have good cause to justify extension of Rule 4(m)'s 120-day service period for any Defendant, they shall file a declaration in which this is shown no later than April 17, 2009. IT IS SO ORDERED. April 4, 2009

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. United States District Judge