Trustees of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 525 Health and Welfare Trust and Plan et al v. Sotelo Air, Inc.

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ORDER Discharging the 37 Order to Show Cause. Defendants' counsel shall file an Amended Joint Interim Status Report by 3/26/2014. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 3/19/2014. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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TRUSTEES OF THE PLUMBERS AND
PIPEFITTERS UNION LOCAL 525 HEALTH
AND WELFARE TRUST AND PLAN, et al.,

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Plaintiff(s),
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vs.
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JUAN CARRILIO SOTELO, et al.,
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Defendant(s).
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Case No. 2:13-cv-00657-JAD-NJK
ORDER DISCHARGING
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
ORDER THAT THE PARTIES
SUBMIT AN AMENDED INTERIM
STATUS REPORT

Pending before the Court is an order to show cause why Defendants and their counsel should

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not be sanctioned for failing to participate in the preparation and filing of the interim status report.

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Docket No. 37. In light of Defendants’ recent request to substitute counsel, see Docket No. 38, it

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appears that their failure stemmed from the fact that they were in the process of changing counsel.

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Although that reason does not excuse their failure, the Court concludes that it militates against the

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sanctions identified in the order to show cause. Accordingly, the order to show cause is hereby

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DISCHARGED. Defendants and their counsel are cautioned that they must comply with all rules of

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the Court and Court orders in the future, however, and that failure to do so may result in significant

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sanctions up to and including case-dispositive sanctions.

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The Court further ORDERS that Defendants’ new counsel shall promptly contact Plaintiffs’

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counsel and prepare an amended interim status report. Defendants’ counsel shall file an amended,

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joint interim status report no later than March 26, 2014.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: March 19, 2014

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge