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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VERONICA L. LONG,

Plaintiff,

 v.

COLUMBIA-ARORA JOINT VENTURE,

Defendant. /

No. C 06-06545 CRB

ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS

This is an employment discrimination lawsuit. The Court granted plaintiff’s

application to proceed in forma pauperis and had the defendant served with the complaint. 

Defendant responded to the complaint and appeared at the initial case management

conference on January 26, 2007. Plaintiff, however, did not appear for the conference and

did not otherwise communicate with the Court or defendant. Accordingly, the Court ordered

plaintiff to show cause why this action should not be dismissed because of her failure to

prosecute. In particular, the Court ordered plaintiff to appear for a hearing in Courtroom 8,

19th floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, at 10:00 a.m. on March 16, 2007. 

Around the same time defendant filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground

that it failed to provide any specific allegations as to the alleged employment discrimination. 

The hearing was also scheduled for March 16, 2007.

Plaintiff subsequently filed with the Court a binder full of documents and her notes;

the binder appears to express her view of her case. Although plaintiff submitted the binder,

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United States District Court

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she did not appear on March 16 in response to the Show Cause Order, and she did not make

arrangements to appear by telephone.

As plaintiff is representing herself, resides in Colorado, and made a detailed written

submission, the Court will not dismiss plaintiff’s complaint for a failure to prosecute at this

time. Instead, the Court will provide the binder to the defendant for its review. If after

reviewing the binder, defendant believes that plaintiff has still not provided sufficient

information to satisfy Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8, defendant may make a new motion

to dismiss. In the meantime, defendant’s currently pending motion to dismiss is denied

without prejudice. Plaintiff is warned that if defendant files a new motion to dismiss she

must file a written opposition and she must make arrangements to appear at the noticed

hearing, either in person or by telephone. Plaintiff’s failure to appear at any future Court

hearings, in person or by telephone, may result in dismissal of her lawsuit for a failure

to prosecute. Plaintiff is not excused from Court appearances because she now resides in

Colorado.

If after reviewing the plaintiff’s binder defendant decides to proceed to summary

judgment, plaintiff must cooperate with the scheduling of her deposition. 

The Court will hold a further case management conference at 8:30 a.m. on June 1,

2007. Again, plaintiff must make arrangements to appear at the conference in person or by

telephone.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 20, 2007 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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