United States of America v. Hill et al

Filing 20

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 10/5/2017 ORDERING The hearing on plaintiff's 16 motion for an order directing the clerk to enter defendant Hill's default is CONTINUED to 11/15/2017; Plaintiff and Ms. H ill shall show cause, in writing, by no later than 11/1/2017 why sanctions should not be imposed for their failure to appear at the 9/20/2017 hearing; Ms. Hill shall file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to plaintiff's motion by 11/1/2017; Plaintiff may file a reply to defendant Hill's opposition, if any, not later than 11/8/2017. (Reader, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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No. 2:17-cv-608-MCE-EFB PS

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

MELISSA A. HILL; ZENITH GROUP;
TOWN OF PARADISE; and BUTTE
COUNTY TREASURER,
Defendants.

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This case was before the court on September 20, 2017, for hearing on plaintiff’s motion

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for an order directing the clerk to enter default against defendant Melissa Hill. However, both

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plaintiff and Ms. Hill failed to appear at the hearing.

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Local Rule 230(i) provides that “[a]bsent notice of intent to submit the matter on the

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briefs, failure to appear [at the hearing] . . . may result in the imposition of sanctions.” Failure to

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comply with the court’s Local Rules or court orders “may be grounds for imposition by the Court

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of any and all sanctions authorized by statute or Rule or within the inherent power of the Court.”

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E.D. Cal. L.R. 110.

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In light of plaintiff and Ms. Hill’s failure to appear, it is hereby ORDERED that:

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1. The hearing on plaintiff’s motion for an order directing the clerk to enter defendant

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Hill’s default (ECF No. 16) is continued to November 15, 2017.
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2. Plaintiff and Ms. Hill shall show cause, in writing, by no later than November 1, 2017,

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why sanctions should not be imposed for their failure to appear at the September 20, 2017

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hearing.

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3. Ms. Hill shall file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to plaintiff’s motion
by November 1, 2017.
4. Plaintiff may file a reply to defendant Hill’s opposition, if any, not later than
November 8, 2017.
5. Failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions.
DATED: October 5, 2017.

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