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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT JOHNSON,

NO. CIV. S-05-772 LKK/KJM

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

RE: DISMISSAL OR SANCTIONS

CONSTANCIO CU, JR., et al.,

Defendants.

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A hearing in this case was scheduled for August 1, 2005

at 10:00 a.m., on the Law and Motion Calendar of this court

pursuant to defendant’s motion to dismiss. Plaintiff’s counsel

failed to appear for oral argument. 

This is not the first time plaintiff has failed to comply with

an order of this court. On July 6, 2005, an order to show cause

was issued when plaintiff failed to timely submit an opposition to

the motion to dismiss. This failure required the court to continue

the motion to the August 1, 2005 calendar. No good cause being

shown, the court sanctioned plaintiff on July 25, 2005.

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Four days later, on July 29, 2005, the court issued another

order to show cause, this time directed towards both parties for

failure to timely submit status reports as required by this court’s

July 13, 2005 order. The court is in receipt of plaintiff’s

response. No good cause being shown, sanctions are appropriate.

Sanctions to the court and payment to defendant’s counsel’s for

plaintiff’s failure to appear at the hearing on August 1, 2005 is

also appropriate. 

In light of this history and plaintiff’s counsel’s most recent

failure to appear, the court is of the view that this matter should

be dismissed for plaintiff’s apparent inability to prosecute.

Accordingly, this court ORDERS that counsel for plaintiff is

ORDERED to SHOW CAUSE in writing not later than ten (10) days from

the effective date of this order why the case should not be

dismissed for failure to prosecute. See Local Rule 11-110; Fed.

R. Civ. P. 41(b). If plaintiff is willing to pay sanctions in the

amount of Three Hundred dollars for his failure to file a status

report and failure to appear at the hearing, as well as being taxed

the cost of defendant’s counsel’s appearance at the August 1, 2005

hearing, the court will consider that as an alternative, if

requested in plaintiff’s response to the Order to Show Cause.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 4, 2005.

/s/Lawrence K. Karlton 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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