Gilberto Ordonez-Bernal v. Jeff Sessions

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Show Cause Response due by 8/29/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim on 8/21/2017. (mklS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/21/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GILBERTO ORDONEZ-BERNAL,
Plaintiff,

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JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, et al.,
Defendants.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

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Case No. 17-cv-01324-SK

This matter was scheduled for a case management conference to take place on August 21,

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2017 at which time counsel for Plaintiff Gilberto Ordonez-Bernal failed to appear. This action

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was filed on March 13, 2017 and has lingered on the Court docket with minimal attention from the

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Plaintiff. When Plaintiff failed to serve Defendant before the June 12, 2017 initial case

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management conference, the Court granted Plaintiff an extension to serve the Defendant, meet and

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confer, and attend the continued case management conference on August 21, 2017. On August 14,

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2017, Plaintiff’s counsel filed a statement that he was too busy to serve the complaint until after

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August 18, 2017. Counsel neither requested nor received leave of Court to continue the Case

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Management Conference or to be excused from appearing at the Case Management Conference.

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Plaintiff counsel’s failure to appear demonstrates a continuing disregard for the Court and

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Plaintiff. Thus, the Court hereby ORDERS Plaintiff’s counsel to show cause why he should not
be sanctioned. Counsel must file such a statement by August 29, 2017. In addition, Plaintiff must
serve this suit and file proof of service by August 28. Failure to do so will result in dismissal of
this action.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 21, 2017
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SALLIE KIM
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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