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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Personal Injury

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN DOE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

IVO TANKU TAPANG,

Defendant.

Case No. 18-cv-07721-NC 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

WHY CASE SHOULD NOT BE 

DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO 

PROSECUTE

Plaintiffs’ counsel Emmanuel Nsahlai last appeared before this Court at a case 

management conference on September 11, 2019. Dkt. No. 62. Later in September, 

plaintiffs’ counsel appeared on a telephonic scheduling conference with Magistrate Judge 

Sallie Kim. Dkt. No. 63. Since that time, plaintiffs’ counsel has not been in contact with 

the Court regarding this case. Meanwhile, defendant Tapang has filed three discoveryrelated motions. Dkt. Nos. 66, 68, 70. Plaintiffs have not responded to any of these 

motions. 

On October 3, 2019, this Court issued an order instructing plaintiffs’ counsel to

respond in writing by October 16, 2019, and to personally appear for a hearing on the 

discovery matters on October 23, 2019. Dkt. No. 69. Plaintiffs’ counsel did not respond 

in writing by October 16 and did not appear on October 23. 

The Court cautioned plaintiffs and their counsel that if they did not timely respond 

to its last Order, it may dismiss their case and/or impose other sanctions. Dkt. No. 69. The 

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Court again warns plaintiffs and their counsel that failure to respond to this Order may 

result in the Court dismissing this case for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 41(b). A dismissal under Rule 41(b) operates as an adjudication on the merits.

The Court sets a hearing on this Order to Show Cause for November 20, 2019, at 

1:00 p.m. Plaintiffs’ counsel is hereby ORDERED to appear in-person for the hearing. 

Plaintiffs’ counsel is also ORDERED to respond in writing by November 13, 2019. 

Plaintiffs’ counsel must serve this Order on his clients and file a declaration by November 

13, 2019, stating that he has done so.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 23, 2019 _____________________________________

NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

United States Magistrate Judge

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