Johnson v. Patel

Filing 101

ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 3/3/2021 ORDERING 99 the court DISCHARGES its Order to Show Cause and will resolve the motion to stay shortly. 100 (Reader, L)

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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-02052-KJM-DB
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v.
Mike Patel,

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Defendant.

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On February 9, 2021, this court issued Order to Show Cause to defendant Mike Patel.

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Order to Show Cause, ECF No. 99. Mr. Patel did not comply with this court’s order to file a joint

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status report with plaintiff, Minute Order (Dec. 30, 2020), ECF No. 96, nor did Mr. Patel attend

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the status conference in this matter on February 5, 2021, Minutes, ECF No. 98.

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In response, Mr. Patel filed a motion to stay. Motion to Stay, ECF No. 100. Mr. Patel

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claims his business has fallen on difficult times due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which

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has led to him taking on additional jobs. Id. at 1. Mr. Patel says he cannot attend court “without

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interruption” given his work schedule, which prevented his attendance at the previous hearing.

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Id.

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In light of Mr. Patel’s response, although he should have advised the court prior to hearing

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of his inability to attend the status conference, the court discharges its Order to Show Cause and

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will resolve the motion to stay shortly.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: March 3, 2021.

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