Moore v. Pflug Packaging & Fulfillment, Inc.

Filing 40

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: MONETARY SANCTIONS. Order to Show Cause Hearing set for Friday, 5/11/2018 at 09:00 AM. Show Cause Response due by 10:00 AM on Thursday, 5/10/2018. Parties are no longer required to appear in person on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 8:00 AM. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 5/8/2018. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/8/2018)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAMES MOORE,
Plaintiff,

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PFLUG PACKAGING & FULFILLMENT, INC.,
Defendant.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: MONETARY
SANCTIONS

vs.

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CASE NO. 17-cv-05823-YGR

TO THE PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:
You are HEREBY ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why each party should not be sanctioned in

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the amount of not less than $250.00 and not more than $500.00, for failure to comply with your

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professional obligations under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with respect to discovery and

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resolving such disputes. The flurry of letters to the Court and inability to communicate on simple

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issues is unacceptable. (See, e.g., Dkt. Nos. 38, 39.)
A hearing on this Order to Show Cause will be held on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

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in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, in Courtroom 1.1

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Each party’s attorney may file a written response to this Order to Show Cause by no later

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than 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2018, if he or she contests it, and must personally appear

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at the hearing. Neither a special appearance nor a telephonic appearance will be permitted. Given
the current discovery dispute, the Court will determine whether the imposition of monetary
sanctions is appropriate. Production of documents on the disputed scope of the subpoenas is
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In light of the parties’ updated joint discovery letter (Dkt. No. 38), the parties are no
longer required to appear in person on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 8:00 a.m.

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hereby STAYED. Production on the undisputed scope shall be completed with the level of

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protection reasonably appropriate.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 8, 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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