Crane v. Elmendorf

Filing 11

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, no later than April 30, 2014, plaintiff and defendant shall each show cause in writing why sanctions should not issue against them and/or their counsel for their failure and refusal to comply with my March 6, 2014 Order Setting Rule 16 Conference and appear for the scheduling conference as ordered. Show Cause Response due by 4/30/2014. Signed by District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on 4/25/14. (ARL)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
ALITA CRANE,
Plaintiff,
vs.
RHONDA ELMENDORF,
Defendant.

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Case No. 4:13 CV 2400 RWS

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
This case was set for a Rule 16 conference in my chambers this morning at 10:30 a.m.
Neither counsel for plaintiff nor counsel for defendant bothered to appear or even contact my
chambers with excuse or apology.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, no later than April 30, 2014, plaintiff and
defendant shall each show cause in writing why sanctions should not issue against them
and/or their counsel for their failure and refusal to comply with my March 6, 2014 Order
Setting Rule 16 Conference and appear for the scheduling conference as ordered.

RODNEY W. SIPPEL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated this day 25th of April, 2014.