Abokasem et al v. Royal Indian Raj Int'l Corp. et al

Filing 103

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY DEFENDANTS SHOULD BE NOT HELD IN CONTEMPT. The RIRIC defendants are each ordered to show cause, no later than August 19, 2011, why they failed to appear at the August 5, 2011 case management conference and why the corporate RIRIC defendants have not retained new counsel. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on 8/5/2011. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/5/2011)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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MOHAMED ABOKASEM, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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No. C-10-01781 MMC
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
DEFENDANTS SHOULD NOT BE HELD
IN CONTEMPT

v.
ROYAL INDIAN RAJ INTERNATIONAL
CORP., et al.,

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Defendants
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On August 5, 2011, defendants Royal Indian Raj International Corp., Royal Indian
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Raj International Holdings Corp., Royal Indian Raj International Real Estate Fund Ltd.,
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Royal Garden Villas Resort Corp., Manoj C. Benjamin, and Anjula Benjamin (collectively,
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“RIRIC defendants”) failed to appear as ordered at a regularly scheduled case
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management conference in the above-titled action. Plaintiffs appeared as ordered.
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Accordingly, each of the RIRIC defendants is hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE
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in writing, by sworn declaration under penalty of perjury, filed no later than August 19,
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2011, why such defendant should not be held in contempt and sanctioned for such
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defendant’s failure to appear, and why the corporate RIRIC defendants’ answers should not
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be stricken, and default entered against them, for their failure to retain new counsel. See
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Rowland v. Cal. Men’s Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 202 (1993) (holding corporate entities may
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only appear by counsel); Emp. Painters’ Trust v. Ethan Enter., Inc., 480 F.3d 993, 998 (9th

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Cir. 2007) (upholding default judgment entered against corporation for failure to appear

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through counsel in violation of district court’s local rule); Civil L.R. 3-9(b) (providing

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corporations “may appear only through a member of the bar of this Court”).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: August 5, 2011
MAXINE M. CHESNEY
United States District Judge

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