Liu et al v. Win Woo Trading, LLC et al

Filing 166

ORDER discharging 134 2/18/16 Order to Show Cause to Leon Jew. Signed by Judge Kandis A. Westmore on 3/31/2016. (kawlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/31/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KUANG XUAN LIU, et al.,

Case No. 14-cv-02639-KAW

Plaintiffs,
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ORDER DISCHARGING 2/18/16
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.
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WIN WOO TRADING, LLC, et al.,

Re: Dkt. No. 134

Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On February 18, 2016, the Court held a hearing on Defendants Safety Trucking, LLC and

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Jiatun Zheng’s motion to quash Plaintiffs’ third party subpoenas served on East West Bank and

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Mark J. Bluer. Thereafter, the Court denied Defendants’ motion to quash and issued an order to

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show cause to attorney Leon Jew to explain why the Court should not impose sanctions sua sponte

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under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 for filing the unmeritorious motion. (Dkt. No. 134.)

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On March 4, 2016, Mr. Jew responded to the order to show cause, and stated that the

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motion was brought in good faith in light of Civil Local Rule 37-3. (Dkt. No. 146 at 4.) The Court

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notes that the Civil Local Rule, nor any other pertinent legal authority, was provided in either the

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motion or the reply, to support the argument that the subpoenas were untimely because they

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required production after the fact discovery cutoff. Going forward, the undersigned expects

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counsel to be more thorough in his presentation of legal arguments, and to not unreasonably rely

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on the assistance of non-lawyers to draft court filings.

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Notwithstanding, the Court hereby discharges the February 18, 2016 order to show cause.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 31, 2016
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KANDIS A. WESTMORE
United States Magistrate Judge