Bankett v. California Franchise Tax Board et al

Filing 5

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 5/10/2018 ORDERING that Status Conference SET for 6/29/2018 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 27 (DB) before Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes. Within 14 days after plaintiff is served with this order, plainti ff shall serve upon each defendant one copy of this order, as well as a copy of the Notice of Availability of a Magistrate Judge and the related form that were served on plaintiff by the Clerk on 1/16/2018; within 5 days after serving the required co pies on the defendants, plaintiff shall file a certificate of service indicating the date and manner of service of the copies on each defendant. Plaintiff shall file and serve a status report on or before 6/15/2018, and defendants shall file and serve status reports on or before 6/22/2018.(Hunt, G)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LATONYA BANKETT,

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No. 2:18-cv-0088 TLN DB PS

Plaintiff,
v.
CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX
BOARD, et al,

ORDER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff LaTonya Bankett is proceeding pro se. The Clerk has issued summons and the
case has been referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21).

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Good cause appearing, IT IS ORDERED that:

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1. A Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference is set for Friday, June 29, 2018, at 10:00

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a.m. at the United States District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California, in Courtroom No.

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27 before the undersigned;

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2. Within fourteen (14) days after plaintiff is served with this order, plaintiff shall serve

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upon each defendant one copy of this order, as well as a copy of the Notice of Availability of a

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Magistrate Judge and the related form that were served on plaintiff by the Clerk on January 16,

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2018; within five (5) days after serving the required copies on the defendants, plaintiff shall file a

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certificate of service indicating the date and manner of service of the copies on each defendant;
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3. All parties are required to appear at the Status Conference, either by counsel or, if

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proceeding in propria persona, on his or her own behalf. Any party may appear at the status

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conference telephonically if the party pre-arranges such appearance by contacting Pete Buzo, the

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courtroom deputy of the undersigned magistrate judge, at [phone], no later than 48 hours

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before the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference; a party may not appear telephonically over a

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cellphone.

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4. Plaintiff shall file and serve a status report on or before June 15, 2018, and defendants

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shall file and serve status reports on or before June 22, 2018. Each party’s status report shall

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address all of the following matters:

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a.

Progress of service of process;

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b.

Possible joinder of additional parties;

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c.

Possible amendment of the pleadings;

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d.

Jurisdiction and venue;

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e.

Anticipated motions and the scheduling thereof;

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f.

Anticipated discovery and the scheduling thereof, including
disclosure of expert witnesses;

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Future proceedings, including the setting of appropriate cut-off
dates for discovery and for law and motion, and the scheduling of a
final pretrial conference and trial;

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Modification of standard pretrial procedures specified by the rules
due to the relative simplicity or complexity of the action;

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Whether the case is related to any other case, including matters in
bankruptcy;

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Whether the parties will stipulate to the magistrate judge assigned
to this matter acting as settlement judge, waiving any
disqualification by virtue of his so acting, or whether they prefer to
have a Settlement Conference before another magistrate judge;

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Whether the parties intend to consent to proceed before a United
States Magistrate Judge; and

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Any other matters that may aid in the just and expeditious
disposition of this action.

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5. Plaintiff is advised that failure to file a timely status report, or failure to appear at the
status conference either in person or telephonically, may result in a recommendation that this
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action be dismissed for lack of prosecution and as a sanction for failure to comply with court

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orders and applicable rules. See Local Rules 110 and 183; and

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6. Plaintiff is cautioned that Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides

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that a defendant must be dismissed if service of the summons and complaint is not accomplished

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on the defendant within 90 days after the complaint was filed. 1

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DATED: May 10, 2018

/s/ DEBORAH BARNES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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DLB:6
DB/orders/orders.pro se/bankett0088.ossc

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However, the court may extend the time for service upon a showing a good cause.
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