Johnson v. Chan et al

Filing 20

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 2/2/18, ORDERING that the motion hearing date of 2/7/2018 is VACATED. Counsel for each party will pay to the Clerk $100.00 within 10 days of this order as sanctions. The motion to compel 18 is STRICKEN. Failure to comply with this order may result in further sanctions. (cc: Financial)(Kastilahn, A)

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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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No. 2:17-cv-00138 KJM AC

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

SIU KEUNG CHANG, et al.,

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Defendants.

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On December 29, 2017, plaintiff filed a motion to compel. ECF No. 18. The parties

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failed to file a Joint Statement re Discovery Disagreement or an affidavit at least seven (7) days

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before the scheduled hearing, and the court issued an order resetting the hearing for February 7,

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2018. ECF No. 19. The court noted that the parties’ joint statement would be due January 31,

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2018, and failure to comply with the order would result in monetary sanctions. Id. at 2. The

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court also noted that local Rule 110 provides that failure to comply with the Local Rules “may be

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grounds for imposition of any and all sanctions authorized by statute or Rule or within the

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inherent power of the Court. The parties again failed to make the required filing of their joint

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statement.

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. The motion hearing date of February 7, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom No. 26
is VACATED;
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2. Counsel for each party will pay to the clerk of court $100.00 within 10 days of this

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order as sanctions for repeated failures to comply with this court’s orders and the

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rules of this court;

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3. The motion to compel at ECF No. 18 is STRICKEN; and

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4. Failure to comply with this order may result in further sanctions.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: February 2, 2018

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