Johnson v. Vuong et al

Filing 72

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/10/2017 SANCTIONING Defendant Karl Vuong in the amount of $250.00, payable to the Clerk of Court, within fourteen (14) days. (cc: Financial) (Michel, G.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SCOTT JOHNSON,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:14-cv-00709-KJM-DB

v.

ORDER

KARL VUONG, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Pro se defendant Karl Vuong is the only defendant remaining in this case. He

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missed the initial scheduling conference and has been unresponsive for months. See Mins. Status

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Conf., ECF No. 62 (noting defendant Vuong’s nonappearance and his nonresponse to parties’

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efforts to contact him). He did not partake in settlement discussions. See Rule 26 Report

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(“Defendant Karl Vuong did not participate in the drafting of this settlement report. This draft

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was sent to Defendant Karl Vuong and was not returned despite phone calls.”). He also did not

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respond when the parties sought his signature for a stipulated dismissal of the other defendants.

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See Pl.’s Notice of Mot. to Dismiss, ECF No. 66 (“Defendant Vuong has been entirely non-

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responsive on this and every other issue.”). On April 12, 2017, the court ordered Mr. Vuong to

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show cause within fourteen days why he should not be sanctioned $250 for missing the

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scheduling conference. ECF No. 65. That deadline lapsed months ago, yet he has not responded.

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Accordingly, the court SANCTIONS Mr. Vuong in the amount of $250, payable
to the Clerk of the Court within fourteen (14) days of this order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: August 10, 2017.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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