Fetter v. Bonner, et al.,

Filing 35

ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr on 9/30/13: Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference RESET for 3/3/2014 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 10 (GEB) before Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr.. (Kaminski, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GEORGE FETTER,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:12-cv-02235-GEB-EFB
ORDER

v.
PLACER COUNTY SHERIFF; EDWARD
N. BONNER, individually and
in his Official Capacity;
COUNTY OF PLACER; CALIFORNIA
FORENSICS MEDICAL GROUP
(CFMG); PLACER COUNTY SHERIFF
DEPARTMENT,

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Defendants.

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Defendants’

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Status

Report

filed

September

16,

2013,

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reveals this case is not ready to be scheduled. Therefore, a

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Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference is scheduled for hearing

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at 9:00 a.m. on March 3, 2014. A joint status report shall be

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filed

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Conference.1

no

later

than

fourteen

(14)

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whether

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prior

to

the

Status

Further, review of the docket reveals it is ambiguous

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days

Plaintiff

has

a

pending

request

to

declare

Plaintiff failed to participate in filing a joint status report or
timely file a separate status report in advance of the Status Conference
scheduled on September 30, 2013. (See Defs.’ Status Report 1:26-2:2, ECF No.
33 (stating Defendants’ efforts to meet and confer with Plaintiff’s counsel).)
Failure to participate in filing a joint status report may result in sanctions
against a party and/or counsel under Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure.

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unconstitutional

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civil actions a temporary case number pending payment of the

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applicable filing fee. (See e.g., ECF Nos. 5-14.) To the extent

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such a request is considered pending, it denied since Plaintiff

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has

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requested. See generally Hollingsworth v. Perry, 133 S. Ct. 2652,

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2659

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[capable of resolution through the judicial process], it is not

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enough that the party invoking the power of the court have a keen

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interest in the issue. That party must also have ‘standing,’

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which

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concrete and particularized injury.”).

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not

shown

(2013)

that

(“For

requires,

Dated:

the

Eastern

he

there

among

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has

to

other

standing

be

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things,

September 30, 2013

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practice

to

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of

obtain

case

it

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have

assigning

the

relief

controversy

suffered

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