Lazarte v. Velocity Express et al

Filing 39

ORDER CONTINUING STATUS CONFERENCE; DIRECTING PARTIES TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED. The Further Status Conference is continued to August 14, 2015, at 10:30 a.m.; the parties shall file a Joint Case Management Statement no later than August 7, 2015. Plaintiff and defendants are directed to show cause, separately, in writing, and no later than July 2, 2015, why sanctions should not be imposed. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on June 24, 2015. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/24/2015)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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ELSA LAZARTE,
Plaintiff,

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No. C-13-5654 MMC
ORDER CONTINUING STATUS
CONFERENCE; DIRECTING PARTIES
TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS
SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED

v.

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VELOCITY EXPRESS LEASING, INC.,
VELOCITY EXPRESS INC., VELOCITY
EXPRESS, LLC.

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Defendants.

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Before the Court is the parties’ Updated Joint Case Management Statement, filed

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June 23, 2015, in which plaintiff and defendants Velocity Express Leasing, Inc., and

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Velocity Express, LLC,1 jointly request that the Further Status Conference, presently

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scheduled for June 26, 2015, be continued to August 14, 2015, in light of the parties’

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agreement to conduct private mediation by July 31, 2015.

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Good cause appearing, the parties’ request is GRANTED, and the Further Status

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Conference is hereby CONTINUED to August 14, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. The

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parties shall file a Joint Case Management Statement no later than August 7, 2015.

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The Court notes, however, that the present joint statement is untimely, and further
notes that this is the third occasion on which the parties have failed to file a timely

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Defendant Velocity Express Inc. has not appeared.

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statement. (See Order, filed July 9, 2014.)2 The parties were previously advised that

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future violations of the Court’s orders may subject to the parties to sanctions. (See id.)

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Accordingly, plaintiff and defendants are hereby DIRECTED to show cause, separately, in

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writing, and no later than July 2, 2015, why sanctions should not be imposed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 24, 2015
MAXINE M. CHESNEY
United States District Judge

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Additionally, the parties, once again, did not file a joint statement until after the
Clerk contacted the parties to remind them of their obligation to do so.
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