Eckstein v. Credit Control Services, Inc.

Filing 27

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 10/3/17. Show Cause Response due by 10/10/2017.(jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/3/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DOUG ECKSTEIN,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

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CREDIT CONTROL SERVICES, INC.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 17-cv-02916-JSW

Defendant.

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By order dated July 25, 2017, this Court set the case management conference for August

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25, 2017. (Dkt. No. 16.) On August 18, 2017, the Court granted the parties’ stipulation

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continuing the case management conference to September 29, 2017 on the ground that

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Defendant’s counsel was scheduled to appear at a hearing in the Southern District of Indiana on

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the date scheduled for the case management conference.

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In granting the stipulation, the Court admonished counsel that their request to continue the

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case management conference was untimely and that counsel had, therefore, failed to comply with

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the Court’s order scheduling the case management conference. The Court’s order warned:

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The Court expects its orders to be followed. The parties are
admonished that this is their one, and only, warning. Future noncompliance with the Court’s orders will result in the imposition of
sanctions.
(Dkt. no. 18, at 2.) Unfortunately, it does not appear the message was received.
The order setting the initial case management conference in this action stated: “The parties

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shall appear in person through lead counsel to discuss all items referred to in this Order and with

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authority to enter stipulations, to make admissions and to agree to further scheduling dates.” (Dkt.

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No. 16, at 1 (emphasis added).) At the September 29, 2017 case management conference,

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how
wever, neith of Defend
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dant’s couns of record — Brett B. Goodman, E and Cha
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arity A.

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Ols Esq. — appeared. Instead, Defe
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fendant was r
represented by Sheri Gu
uerami, Esq., who
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inf
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Accord
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wri
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$250.00 to e
either Brett

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B. Goodman, Esq. and Cha
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arity A. Olso Esq. Cou
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unsels’ respo
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Order to Sho Cause
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sha be due by October 10 2017. Cou
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unsels’ respo
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lea counsel.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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IT IS SO ORDER
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RED.
Da
ated: October 3, 2017
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JEF
FFREY S. W
WHITE
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nited States D
District Judg
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