Sawaya v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, et al

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ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF'S FAILURE TO FILE AN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO DISMISS; RESETTING MOTION HEARINGS. Set/Reset Deadlines as to 13 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint, 7 MOTION to Dismiss For Failure To Sta te A Claim. Responses due by 4/29/2014. Replies due by 5/6/2014. Motion Hearing set for 5/27/2014 02:00 PM in Courtroom 1, 4th Floor, Oakland before Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 4/16/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/16/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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ROBERT SAWAYA,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

Case No.: 14-CV-1115 YGR
ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO
FILE AN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS'
MOTIONS TO DISMISS; RESETTING MOTION
HEARINGS

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, f/k/a Washington
Mutual Bank, et al.,
Defendants.

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The defendants in this case have filed motions with the Court that seek to dismiss plaintiff's

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lawsuit. They have made two separate motions for dismissal. The first motion was filed on March

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21, 2014. (Dkt. No. 7.) The second motion was filed April 8, 2014. (Dkt. No. 13.)
Under this Court’s Civil Local Rule 7-3(a), the plaintiff, Robert Sawaya, is required to

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respond to both motions by filing either (1) a brief opposing each motion to dismiss or (2) a notice

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stating that he does not oppose dismissal. He has already missed the deadline to respond to the first

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motion, which passed on April 4, 2014. The deadline to respond to the second motion is April 22,

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2014.1

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In deference to Mr. Sawaya's pro se status (that is, a person with no lawyer), the Court

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hereby extends Mr. Sawaya's time to file a response to both the first and the second motion to

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dismiss. That deadline is now April 29, 2014.

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The Court’s Civil Local Rules may be accessed for free at: cand.uscourts.gov/localrules/civil

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The Court warns Mr. Sawaya that if he does not file a response to defendants' motions by

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April 29, 2014, the Court will dismiss his case for "failure to prosecute," that is, a failure to meet

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deadlines and keep the lawsuit moving forward. If Mr. Sawaya timely files a response, then

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defendants shall file and serve any reply no more than seven days later. Civ. L.R. 7-3(c).

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Mr. Sawaya may seek assistance with his case by making an appointment at any of the

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Court's three help centers located at the courthouses in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. The

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website for the San Francisco and Oakland locations is http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/helpcentersf

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and the phone number is [phone]. The website for the San Jose location is

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http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/helpcentersj and the phone number is [phone].

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The Court RESETS the hearing for both motions (Dkt. Nos. 7 & 13) for its 2:00 p.m.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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calendar on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Courtroom 1 of the United States Courthouse located at

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1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Date: April 16, 2014

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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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