Reamer et al v. Tallman et al

Filing 35

ORDER ASSESSING COSTS. (Response due by 4/20/2017) Signed by District Judge Terrence G. Berg. (AChu)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
MICHELLE MARIE REAMER, et al.,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 16-10553
Hon. Terrence G. Berg

v.
LINDA TALLMAN, et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER ASSESSING COSTS
Despite having been notified by ECF/CM docket entries of two
court-scheduled status conferences, one on February 23, 2017 and a
second one on March 12, 2017, Attorney for Plaintiff, Marc A. Asch,
failed to appear. (Dkts. 30, 31).
On March 14, 2017, the Court ordered Attorney Asch to show
cause why this matter should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute.
(Dkt. 32). The Order to Show Cause provided that failure to respond
would result in dismissal of the case and assessment of attorney’s fees
to opposing counsel for Attorney Asch’s failures to appear. (Dkt. 32).
Attorney Asch failed to respond to the Order to Show Cause. Accordingly, the Court dismissed this case and directed opposing counsel,
Donald A. Gilbert, to submit an accounting of costs incurred in preparation for the conferences that attorney Asch inexplicably missed. (Dkt.
33). Attorney Gilbert provided such an accounting (Dkt. 34), and the

Court finds his accounting to be reasonable—he billed a total of
$481.00 for 2.6 hours of preparation. (Dkt. 34).
Wherefore, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(f)(2),
Attorney March A. Asch is hereby ORDERED to pay Attorney Donald
A. Gilbert $481.00 within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Order
and to file proof of the same by affidavit with the Court. Failure to
comply with this Order may result in further sanctions or referral to
the state bar and this Court’s disciplinary processes.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 6, 2017

s/Terrence G. Berg__________________
TERRENCE G. BERG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Certificate of Service
I hereby certify that this Order was electronically submitted on
April 6, 2017, using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification
to all parties.
s/A. Chubb
Case Manager

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