Pennisi v. Lincoln General Insurance Company

Filing 21

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE; AND CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Order to Show Cause Hearing set for 12/21/2012 09:01 AM. Show Cause Response due by 12/14/2012. Case Management Conference set for 12/10/2012 is CONTINUED to 12/17/2012 02:00 PM in Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor, Oakland. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 12/5/12. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/5/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TONY PENNISI,

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Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Plaintiff,
vs.

Case No.: 12-CV-02695 YGR
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE; AND CONTINUING
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE TO
DECEMBER 17, 2012

LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.

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The Court understands that Plaintiff’s counsel has not made himself available to meet and

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confer with defense counsel to develop a joint case management statement for the December 10,

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2012 Case Management Conference. The Court also understands that Plaintiff has not responded to

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Defendant’s discovery requests; nor has Plaintiff’s counsel responded to Defendant’s “meet and

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confer” letter regarding those discovery requests.

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Plaintiff is ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why Plaintiff and/or Plaintiff’s counsel should not be
sanctioned for failure to file a Case Management Statement.
A hearing on this Order to Show Cause will be held on Friday, December 21, 2012 on the

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Court’s 9:01a.m. Calendar, in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, in

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Courtroom 5.

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By no later than December 14, 2012, counsel for Plaintiff shall file a written response to this

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Order to Show Cause why Plaintiff should not be sanctioned for failure to file a joint case

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management statement. Plaintiff shall also update the Court on the status of his discovery obligations

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and Rule 26 disclosures. If the Court is satisfied with Plaintiff’s written response, counsel for

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Plaintiff need not appear and the hearing will be taken off calendar. Otherwise, counsel for Plaintiff

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must personally appear at the hearing. Neither a special appearance nor a telephonic appearance will

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be permitted. Failure to file a written response or to appear personally will be deemed an admission

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that no good cause exists and that the imposition of monetary sanctions is appropriate.

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The Case Management Conference set for December 10, 2012 is CONTINUED to December

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17, 2012.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Date: December 5, 2012

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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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Northern District of California

United States District Court

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