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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Property

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVE THIEME,

Plaintiff,

v.

DIANE M. COBB, et al.,

Defendants.

CYNTHIA CHENAULT,

Plaintiff,

v.

DIANE M. COBB, et al.,

 Defendants.

LEWIS HAYNES,

Plaintiff,

v.

DIANE E. COBB, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. 13-cv-03827-MEJ 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Case No. 13-cv-03828-MEJ

Case No. 15-cv-02455-MEJ

On October 19, 2016, Defendant Van Dyk Mortgage Corporation filed Motions for 

Summary Judgment in each of these three related cases, with a noticed hearing date of December 

22, 2016. See Thieme, Dkt. No. 167; Chenault, Dkt. No. 137; Haynes, Dkt. No. 73. Plaintiffs 

failed to file oppositions to these Motions pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7. Accordingly, the Court 

hereby VACATES the motion hearing and ORDERS Plaintiffs Steve Thieme, Cynthia Chenault, 

and Lewis Haynes to show cause why (1) these cases should not be dismissed for failure to 

prosecute and failure to comply with court deadlines; (2) why Plaintiffs should not be sanctioned 

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for their conduct; and (3) why pretrial and trial deadlines should not be continued. Plaintiffs shall 

file declarations by November 15, 2016. If responsive declarations are filed, the Court shall 

either issue an order based on the declarations or schedule a hearing on the matter. Notice is 

hereby provided that failure to file written responses will be deemed an admission that Plaintiffs 

do not intend to prosecute, and their cases against Van Dyk will be dismissed without prejudice. 

Thus, it is imperative that the Court receive written responses by the deadline above.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 8, 2016

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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