Espitia v. Mezzetti Financial Services, Inc.,

Filing 39

ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANT TO SHOW CAUSE RE SANCTIONS. Defense counsel Lloyd Dix to appear in person for Order to Show Cause Hearing set for 1/29/2019 10:00 AM, Courtroom 2, Fifth Floor, United States District Court, 280 South First Street, San Jose, California. Signed by Magistrate Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi on 1/11/2019. (vkdlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/11/2019)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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JACOB ESPITIA,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANT TO
SHOW CAUSE RE SANCTIONS

v.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No.18-cv-02480-VKD

MEZZETTI FINANCIAL SERVICES,
INC.,

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Defendant.

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The Court previously ordered defendant Mezzetti Financial Services, Inc. (“Mezzetti”) to

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serve its initial disclosures on plaintiff Jacob Espitia by November 6, 2018. Dkt. No. 30. On

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January 7, 2019, Mr. Espitia filed a unilateral discovery letter brief, stating that Mezzetti has not

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yet served its initial disclosures as ordered. Additionally, Mr. Espitia says that Mezzetti failed to

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participate in the preparation of a joint discovery letter brief as required by the Court’s Standing

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Order for Civil Cases, https://cand.uscourts.gov/filelibrary/3438/Standing-Order-for-Civil-Cases-

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November-15-201.pdf. Dkt. Nos. 37, 38. Defendant has not responded.

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Accordingly, defense counsel Lloyd Dix is directed to appear before the Court in person on

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January 29, 2019, 10:00 a.m., Courtroom 2, Fifth Floor of the United States District Court, 280

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South First Street, San Jose, California and show cause why he or Mezzetti, or both, should not be

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sanctioned for failure to comply with the Court’s orders.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 11, 2019

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VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI
United States Magistrate Judge