Hamilton v. Barnes et al

Filing 47

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SANCTIONS re [Dkt. No. 32]. Order to Show Cause Hearing set for Friday, 2/2/2018 09:01 AM in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, Courtroom 1. Show Cause Response due by 1/26/2018. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 1/18/2018. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/18/2018)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,

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vs.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SANCTIONS
Re: Dkt. No. 32

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, ET AL.,
Defendants.

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CASE NO. 15-cv-01890-YGR

TO NOMINAL DEFENDANT ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., DEFENDANTS W.

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MICHAEL BARNES, RICHARD A. BERGMAN, JOHN E. CALDWELL, HENRY WK CHOW, BRUCE L.

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CLAFLIN, NORA M. DENZEL, NICHOLAS M. DONOFRIO, MARTIN L. EDELMAN, JOHN R.

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HARDING, JOSEPH A. HOUSEHOLDER, MICHAEL J. INGLIS, RORY P. READ, THOMAS J. SEIFERT,

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LISA T. SU, AND AHMED YAHIA, AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD, MATTHEW RAWLINSON,

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AND LATHAM & WATKINS LLP:

YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why you should not be sanctioned in the
amount of the attorneys’ fees incurred by derivative plaintiffs Christopher Hamilton, et. al., in
connection with their administrative motion to strike (Dkt. No. 38) for your failure to comply with
this Court’s June 4, 2015, Corrected Stipulation Order And Order To Temporarily Stay Civil

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Action, by filing the pending motion to dismiss without first obtaining relief from the stay. (Dkt.
No. 32.)
A hearing on this Order to Show Cause will be held on Friday, February 2, 2018, on the
Court’s 9:01a.m. calendar, in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California,
Courtroom 1.
By no later than Friday, January 26, 2018, defendants and their counsel shall file a

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written response to this Order to Show Cause. If the Court is satisfied with the response, it may

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vacate the hearing on the Order to Show Cause. Otherwise, counsel Matthew Rawlinson shall

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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

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

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 18, 2018
YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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