Gonzales v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. et al

Filing 76

ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 8/11/15. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/11/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VERONICA A. GONZALES,

Case No. 14-cv-03850-JSW

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., et al.,

Re: Docket No. 66

Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On August 3, 2015, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause, directing Plaintiff’s counsel,

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Armine Singh, to show cause why she failed to comply with this Court’s rules requiring lead

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counsel to appear at the initial case management conference. The Court has received two

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declarations from Ms. Singh and a declaration from defendant’s counsel, Daska Babcock, in

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response to the Order to Show Cause.
Taking Ms. Singh’s statements regarding the family emergency at face value, the Court

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notes that the necessity for the Order to Show Cause could have been mooted had Ms. Singh

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simply explained to her associate counsel, opposing counsel, and the Court prior to the case

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management conference that a family emergency would have prevented her from attending in

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person. The Court does not find Ms. Singh’s explanation sufficiently compelling to excuse her

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failure to comply with the Court’s Order. Accordingly, the Court HEREBY IMPOSES sanctions

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in the amount of $250.00, which shall be paid by no later than August 25, 2015, to the Clerk of the

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U.S. District Court.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED th Ms. Sing shall be solely respon
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IT IS SO ORDER
Da
ated: August 11, 2015

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JE
EFFREY S. W
WHITE
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District Judg
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D
Cc: Finance Department

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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