Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual) v. D&S Painting, Inc. et al

Filing 19

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Plaintiff to move for default by 5/24/2017. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 5/10/2017. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/10/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY
(MUTUAL),

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Plaintiff,

Case No. 17-cv-00610-NC
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.
D&S PAINTING, INC., et al.,

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Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Defendants in this case having failed to appear at the case management conference on May

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10, 2017, and having failed to respond to numerous summons notices, Dkt. Nos. 10-14, and

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plaintiff having failed to file for default,

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THE COURT hereby issues an ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE why plaintiff’s claims should

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not be dismissed for failure to prosecute, pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure.

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The deadline for plaintiff to move for default is May 24, 2017. If plaintiff fails to move by

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that deadline, the case will be dismissed for failure to prosecute. No default need be filed if

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defendants have appeared by May 24, 2017.

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A further case management conference is scheduled for June 14, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in

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Courtroom 7, 4th Floor, U.S. District Court, 280 S. First Street, San Jose, California. An updated

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cases management statement is due June 7, 2017. If defendants appear, they also must consent or

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decline the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 10, 2017
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NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
United States Magistrate Judge