J & J Sports Productions, Inc. v. Brar et al

Filing 49

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 9/6/12 DISCHARGING 46 Order to Show Cause; no sanctions will be imposed. (Manzer, C)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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J & J SPORTS PRODUCTIONS, INC.,
Plaintiff,

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No. 2:09-cv-3394-GEB-EFB

vs.

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AMARJIT SINGH BRAR, et al.,

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Defendants.
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ORDER

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On August 22, 2012, the undersigned held a hearing on plaintiff’s motion for default

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judgment against defendant Laj, LLC.1 Dckt. Nos. 41, 42. However, neither plaintiff nor

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defendants appeared at the hearing, nor did plaintiff’s counsel request to continue the hearing or

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otherwise notify the court that he would not be appearing. Therefore, on August 23, 2012, the

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undersigned ordered plaintiff’s counsel to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for

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his failure to appear. Dckt. No. 46.

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On September 5, 2012, plaintiff’s counsel filed a response to the order to show cause.

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Dckt. No. 47. Therein, plaintiff’s counsel takes full responsibility for the failure, apologizes to

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the court, and indicates that the failure to appear was due to a calendaring error. Id. Plaintiff’s

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This case was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Eastern District of California
Local Rule 302(c)(19) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) for hearing on the motion for default judgment.
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counsel also assures the court that counsel has implemented several corrective measures to

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ensure that similar calendaring errors do not occur in the future. Id. In light of those

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representations, the August 23, 2012 order to show cause is discharged. No sanctions will be

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imposed.

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SO ORDERED.

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DATED: September 6, 2012.

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