Doyle v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations et al

Filing 174

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, ORDER REGARDING POTENTIAL STAY OF DISCOVERY. Order to Show Cause Hearing why Plaintiff's counsel should not be sanctioned for failure to appear for the case management conference is set for Friday, 3/20/2015 08:00 AM. Show Cause Response due by 3/13/2015. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 3/4/15. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/4/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SEAN PATRICK DOYLE,

Case No. 12-cv-02769-YGR

Plaintiff,
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v.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATIONS, ET
AL.,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE; ORDER
REGARDING POTENTIAL STAY OF
DISCOVERY

Defendants.
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On February 23, 2015, the Court held a Case Management Conference in this case.

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Despite filing a joint case management statement in preparation therefor, counsel for plaintiff

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failed to appear. Accordingly, plaintiff’s counsel are hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why

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they should not be sanctioned for failure to appear for the case management conference.

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A hearing on this Order to Show Cause will be held on Friday, March 20, 2015 on the

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Court’s 8:00a.m. Calendar, in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, in

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Courtroom 1.1 The appearance at such hearing is waived for defense counsel.

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By no later than March 13, 2015, counsel for plaintiff must file either (1) a statement

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setting forth the reasons for their absence at the case management conference and good cause why

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sanctions should not issue; or (2) a written response to this Order to Show Cause why they should

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not be sanctioned for their failure to appear. If the Court is satisfied with the response of counsel,

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counsel need not appear and the hearing will be taken off calendar. Otherwise, plaintiff’s counsel

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Due to the Court’s trial schedule, this date differs from the date originally set during the
February 23, 2015 case management conference.

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

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will be permitted. Failure to file a statement, written response, or to appear personally will be

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deemed an admission that no good cause exists and that the imposition of monetary sanctions is

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appropriate.

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In addition, no later than March 13, 2015, the parties shall file on the docket a joint

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statement and proposed form of order regarding whether discovery in this action should be stayed

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pending the mandatory settlement conference.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 4, 2015
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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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