Ortega v. Barbasa et al

Filing 82

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Show Cause Response due by 3/2/2017. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 2/23/2017. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/23/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CARLOS A. ORTEGA,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No.14-cv-03783-HSG
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.
JOSE VILLAGOMEZ, et al.,
Defendants.

On December 8, 2016, the parties agreed to a settlement of this case following a settlement

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conference with Magistrate Judge Vadas. Accordingly, the Court filed a Conditional Order of

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Dismissal on December 27, 2016. Dkt. No. 80. Although represented by counsel, Plaintiff then

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filed a purported pro se “Disapproval of Settlement Agreement and General Release” on February

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14, 2017. Dkt. No. 81.

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The Court ORDERS Plaintiff’s counsel to show cause why this action should not be

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dismissed pursuant to the settlement agreement. The Court further vacates the 60-day deadline to

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certify that the agreed consideration for the settlement was not delivered, set in the Conditional

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Order of Dismissal, to allow adequate time for counsel to respond. Counsel must file a statement

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of five pages or less by March 2, 2017, responding to this order to show cause.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 2/23/2017

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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
United States District Judge