Avazian v. Beers et al

Filing 5

ORDER IMPOSING MONETARY SANCTIONS signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. on 3/20/2014 ORDERING that Douglas M. Lehrman, Esq., is SANCTIONED five hundred dollars ($500.00). This sanction shall be paid to the Clerk of this Court no later than 4:00 p.m. on 3/28/2014, by a check made payable to the "United States Treasury." Proof of payment shall be filed within five (5) days of payment. This sanction is personal to counsel and shall not be transmitted to counsel's clients. (Zignago, K.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Avazian, Gevorg
A070917333,
Plaintiff,

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No. 2:13-cv-02589-GEB-AC

ORDER IMPOSING MONETARY
SANCTIONS

v.
Rand BEERS, Acting Secretary
of Department of Homeland
Security; Alejandro MAYORKAS,
Director, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services;
Mari-Carmen JORDAN, Director,
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services
Sacramento Office; and
Michael C. BIGGS, Field
Officer Director, USCIS,
Sacramento Office,

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Defendants.

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An Order to Show Cause (“OSC”) filed February 27, 2014,

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directed Plaintiff to explain in a writing to be filed no later

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than March 7, 2014, why sanctions should not be imposed against

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him and/or his counsel for the failure to file a timely status

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report. (OSC, ECF No. 4.) No response to the OSC has been filed.

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Since Plaintiff’s counsel failed to respond to the OSC

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and failed to file a timely status report without justification,

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Douglas

M.

Lehrman,

Esq.,

is

sanctioned

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five

hundred

dollars

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($500.00). This sanction shall be paid to the Clerk of this Court

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no later than 4:00 p.m. on March 28, 2014, by a check made

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payable to the “United States Treasury.” Proof of payment shall

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be

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personal to counsel and shall not be transmitted to counsel’s

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clients.

filed

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within

five

(5)

days

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 20, 2014

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of

payment.

This

sanction

is