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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 09:0010 Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award

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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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In the Matter of the Arbitration

Between UNITED AUTO WORKERS, 

LOCAL 2350, 

Petitioner,

v. CIV. NO. S-05-1327 WBS PAN

CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES' ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

ASSOCIATION, SEIU LOCAL 1000,

AFL-CIO,

Respondent.

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In this court's Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order

filed on September 28, 2005, this action was set for Final

Pretrial Conference on July 31, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. The Order

further provided that, "[t]he conference shall be attended by at

least one of the attorneys who will conduct the trial for each

of the parties. . ." The Order went on to provide that,

"[c]ounsel shall file separate pretrial statements, and are

referred to Local Rules 16-281 and 16-282 relating to the

contents of and time for filing those statements." Local Rule

16-281(a) requires counsel for all parties other than the 

plaintiff to file their separate or joint pretrial statements no

later than five court days before the date set for the pretrial 

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conference.

This matter came on regularly for Pretrial Conference

at 10:00 a.m. on July 31, 2006. Patrick Condon appeared by

telephone, with the consent of the court, for the petitioner. 

No appearance was made on behalf of the respondent. Mr. Condon

filed a Separate Pretrial Statement, but no separate or joint

pretrial statement was filed on behalf of respondent. The court

has been informed by petitioner's counsel that respondent's

attorney has "resigned" his representation of CSEA and "will be

substituting out" of this litigation. However, no substitution

has been filed, and Mr. Harrington is still counsel of record

for respondent in this action. Despite several efforts on the

part of the Clerk to contact Mr. Harrington, he neither sought

nor obtained permission from the court to be excused from his

obligations to file a pretrial statement or attend the

conference.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that respondent's attorney,

Vincent A. Harrington, Jr., shall personally appear in Courtroom

5 of this court at 9:00 a.m. on August 14, 2006, to show cause

why he should not be adjudged in contempt of court and why

appropriate sanctions, including but not limited to monetary

sanctions and/or default, should not be imposed pursuant to Rule

16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

DATED: July 31, 2006

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