Alston v. City of Elk Grove et al
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ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 05/24/12 ORDERING that within 14 days, plaintiff shall pay defendants' counsel $160.00 in sanctions for plaintiff's failure to appear at the 05/09/12 status conferenc e. Within 14 days of this order, plaintiff shall file a declaration showing cause why this case should not be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to for plaintiff's failure to prosecute the case and comply with court orders. Failure to respond to this order will result in a recommendation that the case be dismissed with prejudice. (Benson, A.)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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CD ALSTON
Plaintiff,
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No. 2:11-cv-0678 KJM CKD PS
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CITY OF ELK GROVE et al.
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Defendants.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
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This proceeding was referred to the undersigned pursuant to E.D. Cal. L.R.
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302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se and in forma
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pauperis.
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On December 12, 2011, the court issued an order setting status conference, which
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scheduled a status (pretrial scheduling) conference in this matter for May 9, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in
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courtroom no. 26 before the undersigned. (Dkt. No. 29 at 2.) That same order directed the
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parties to file status reports no later than 14 days prior to the status conference. (Id.) Although
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plaintiff filed a status report on April 23, 2012 specifically referencing the May 9, 2012
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conference (dkt. no. 38), plaintiff failed to appear at the conference.
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Consequently, the court issued an order on May 9, 2012 requiring plaintiff to
show cause within 14 days why monetary sanctions (in particular, defendants’ counsel’s fees and
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costs for appearing at the status conference for which plaintiff failed to appear) should not be
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imposed. Plaintiff was further cautioned that failure to respond to the order to show cause may
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result in the imposition of further and increasingly severe sanctions, including dismissal of the
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case. In turn, defendants’ counsel was ordered to submit a declaration outlining all fees and costs
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reasonably incurred with respect to her appearance at the May 9, 2012 status conference. (Dkt.
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No. 42.) On May 15, 2012, defendants’ counsel submitted a declaration indicating that she billed
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$160.00 to her client for the one hour spent in traveling to and from, and attending, the status
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conference. (Dkt. No. 46.)
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Although the time for plaintiff to respond has now expired, plaintiff has failed to
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file any response to the court’s order to show cause. Therefore, within fourteen (14) days of this
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order, plaintiff will be required to pay defendants’ counsel sanctions in the amount of $160.00,
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defendants’ counsel’s fees associated with appearing at the May 9, 2012 status conference, which
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the court finds reasonable.
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Moreover, given plaintiff’s failure to appear at the status conference and her
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failure to comply with and respond to the court’s orders, it appears that plaintiff has abandoned
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prosecution of this case. As such, plaintiff will also be required to show cause within fourteen
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(14) days of this order why this case should not be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Fed. R.
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Civ. P. 41(b) for plaintiff’s failure to prosecute the case and comply with court orders.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. Within fourteen (14) days of this order, plaintiff shall pay defendants’ counsel
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$160.00 in sanctions for plaintiff’s failure to appear at the May 9, 2012 status conference.
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2. Within fourteen (14) days of this order, plaintiff shall file a declaration
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showing cause why this case should not be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.
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41(b) for plaintiff’s failure to prosecute the case and comply with court orders. Failure to
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respond to this order will result in a recommendation that the case be dismissed with prejudice
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pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).
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3. The Clerk of Court shall serve a copy of this order on plaintiff via e-mail and
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U.S. mail.
Dated: May 24, 2012
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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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