Johnson v. Shobeiri et al

Filing 14

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Why Action Should Not Be Dismissed. Show Cause Response due by 1/15/2019. Order to Show Cause Hearing set for 1/22/2019 10:00 AM. Signed by Magistrate Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi on 1/8/2019. (vkdlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/8/2019)

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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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SCOTT JOHNSON,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No.18-cv-04816-VKD

v.
ALI SHOBEIRI, et al.,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
ACTION SHOULD NOT BE
DISMISSED

Defendants.

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Plaintiff Scott Johnson filed the present action on August 9, 2018. Dkt. No. 1. Pursuant to

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General Order No. 56, the parties’ last day to conduct a joint site inspection was November 23,

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2018, and Mr. Johnson’s last day to file a notice of need for mediation was January 4, 2019. Dkt.

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No. 5. Mr. Johnson did not file a notice of need for mediation.

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The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the

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orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629-33

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(1962). Mr. Johnson is directed to file a written response to this order by January 15, 2019 and to

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appear before the Court on January 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2, Fifth Floor, 280 South

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First Street, San Jose, California 95113 and show cause why this action should not be dismissed

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without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 8, 2019

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VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI
United States Magistrate Judge