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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Action for Interpleader

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As the Order states: 1

The failure of one or more of the parties to

participate in the preparation of the Joint

Status Report does not excuse the other

parties from their obligation to timely file

a status report in accordance with this

Order. In the event a party fails to

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE UNION CENTRAL LIFE )

INSURANCE COMPANY, )

) 2:05-cv-2162-GEB-GGH 

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

CHRISTINA GOODMAN and RENEE ) CONFERENCE

M. ENRIQUEZ, )

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Defendants. )

)

The Order filed in this action on December 27, 2005,

scheduled this case for a status (pretrial scheduling) conference on

March 20, 2006. That Order required the parties to file a joint

status report no later than fourteen days prior to the scheduling

conference. The Order further required that a status report be filed

regardless of whether a joint report could be procured. Defendants 1

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participate as ordered, the party timely

submitting the status report shall include a

declaration explaining why it was unable to

obtain the cooperation of the other party or

parties. 

Order filed December 27, 2005, at 2 n. 1.

“If the fault lies with the attorney, that is where the 2

impact of sanction should be lodged. If the fault lies with the

clients, that is where the impact of the sanction should be

lodged.” Matter of Sanction of Baker, 744 F.2d 1438, 1442 (10th

Cir. 1984), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1014 (1985). Sometimes the

faults of attorneys, and their consequences, are visited upon

clients. In re Hill, 775 F.2d 1385, 1387 (9th Cir. 1985).

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filed an individual status report on March 6, 2006, but did not

include a declaration explaining why they were unable to obtain

Plaintiff’s participation. Plaintiff has not yet filed a status

report.

The Status Conference is reset to April 17, 2006, at 

9:00 a.m. In accordance with the requirements set forth in the

December 27 Order, the parties shall file a joint status report no

later than April 3, 2006. Further, the parties are hereby ordered to

show cause (OSC) in writing by 4:00 p.m. on April 3, 2006, why

sanctions should not be imposed under Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure against Plaintiff for its failure to file a timely

status report, as ordered, and against Defendants, for failure to file

a “declaration explaining why it was unable to obtain the cooperation

of the other party or parties,” as ordered. The written responses

shall indicate whether the parties or their counsel were at fault and

whether a hearing is requested on the OSC. If a hearing is 2

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requested, it will be held on April 17, 2006, at 9:00 a.m., just prior

to the status conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 14, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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