Johnson v. Patel

Filing 54

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/4/18 ORDERING because Mr. Welch has not responded to the court's most recent order to show cause within the stated deadline, the court again SANCTIONS Mr. Welch in the amount of $250, payable to the Clerk of the Court within fourteen (14) days of this order. (cc: Court Financial Department)(Becknal, R)

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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
ORDER

v.
MIKE PATEL, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Defense counsel Michael D. Welch has not responded to this court’s February 27,

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2018 order to show cause why he should not be sanctioned in the amount of $250. See ECF

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No. 52. The court ordered Mr. Welch to show cause because he did not submit any required

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filing for the court’s Status Conference scheduled for February 15, 2018. See ECF Nos. 49-50,

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52 at 1. Plaintiff’s counsel represented in their filing for that scheduled status conference that

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they sent the report at ECF No. 50 “to opposing counsel,” but it “was not returned.” ECF No. 50

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at 1.

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This is not the court’s first order to show cause for Mr. Welch in this case. See

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e.g., ECF No. 44 (order to show cause for failure to respond to court order instructing filing of a

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supplemental brief). In fact, Mr. Welch was sanctioned in the amount of $250 for failing to

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respond to an order to show cause. ECF No. 45. Mr. Welch did not comply with that sanction

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within the stated deadline, resulting in an order to show cause within seven days why the court
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should not suspend his privilege to practice in the Eastern District of California until Mr. Welch

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submitted payment. ECF No. 47. Only then did Mr. Welch pay the sanction, 16 days later. The

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court then discharged its order to show cause why the court should not suspend Mr. Welch’s

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privilege to practice in the Eastern District of California.

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Here, because Mr. Welch has not responded to the court’s most recent order to

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show cause within the stated deadline, the court again SANCTIONS Mr. Welch in the amount of

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$250, payable to the Clerk of the Court within fourteen (14) days of this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: April 4, 2018.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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