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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1132 E.R.I.S.A.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Theresa J. Meeker,

Plaintiff, 

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Hospice of the Valley Life and Disability

Plan,

Defendant. 

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No. CV-07-1284-PHX-LOA

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

This matter arises on the Court’s review of the file. Plaintiff commenced this

action on or about July 2, 2007 (docket #1). Defendant Hospice of the Valley Life and

Disability Plan filed it's Answer on August 14, 2007 (docket #8). Plaintiff has filed her consent

to the exercise of jurisdiction by a United States magistrate judge (docket #7).

On August 15, 2007, the undersigned issued a Notice of Assignment and Order

(docket #9) ordering that Defendant Hospice of the Valley Life and Disability Plan shall file

on or before August 27, 2007 either a written consent to the exercise of authority by the

magistrate judge or a written election to have the case reassigned to a U. S district judge.

As of this date, Defendant Hospice of the Valley Life and Disability Plan has

failed to file its written election to either consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction nor elect to

proceed before a United States district judge. 

District courts have the inherent power to control their dockets and in the exercise

of that power may impose sanctions. 

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Because the period within which Defendant Hospice of the Valley Life and

Disability Plan was to file its written election has passed, the Court orders Defendant Hospice

of the Valley Life and Disability Plan to show cause in writing on or before September 21,

2007 why this Court should not impose sanctions.

Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Hospice of the Valley Life and

Disability Plan show cause in writing on or before September 21, 2007 why this Court should

not impose sanctions against it for failure to comply with this Court's Orders. Defendant may

purge any sanctions by either consenting to magistrate judge jurisdiction or electing to have this

case assigned to a district judge before the September 21. 2007 deadline.

DATED this 6th day of September, 2007.

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