Hopson v. Kapiniaris, et al

Filing 8

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 1/22/14. Plaintiff and defense counsel shall show cause separately within 7 days why they should not be sanctioned for failure to prosecute and for not complying with this court's orders. (Manzer, C)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT COURT OF CALIFORNIA

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WILLIAM HOPSON,

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Plaintiff,

No. 2:13-cv-01561-KJM-DAD

vs.
LUIS ANGEL RAMIREZ GOMEZ,
FRANK KAPINIARIS,
Defendants.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

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On December 6, 2013, the court vacated the pretrial scheduling conference

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because the parties had not submitted a joint status report. (ECF 6.) Resetting the conference

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for January 23, 2014, the court noted that it may impose sanctions if the parties do not comply

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with the court’s order to file a joint status report by January 16, 2014. (Id.) To date, the parties

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still have not filed a status report. Nor have defendants filed an answer, even though they were

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served on July 31, 2013. (ECF 4.)

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Accordingly, the court orders plaintiff’s counsel and defendants’ counsel

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separately to show cause why they should not be sanctioned—including with a monetary

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sanction or with dismissal of this case—for failure to prosecute and for not complying with this

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court’s orders. Counsel shall respond within seven days of this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: January 22, 2014.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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