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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATIONAL DEFAULT SERVICING 

CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALL CLAIMANTS TO SURPLUS FUNDS 

AFTER TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL 

PROPERTY LOCATED AT: 1206 

CANTERBURY ROAD, 

HILLSBOROUGH, CA 94010, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-04158-DMR 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

On August 12, 2019, Kevin Griffin and Discount Plumbing and Heating Inc. appeared in 

this action and filed consents to magistrate judge jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). 

[Docket No. 12.] Since then, they have not appeared or participated in the action, failing to appear 

at the October 30, 2019 initial case management conference, Judge Sallie Kim’s November 15, 

2019 telephonic scheduling conference, and Judge Kim’s February 5, 2020 settlement conference. 

[Docket Nos. 43, 46, 59.] The remaining parties have reached a settlement that resolves their 

competing claims to the surplus funds at issue in this action and ask the court to approve the 

settlement agreement and direct the distribution of funds in accordance with their agreement. 

Neither Griffin nor Discount Plumbing and Heating Inc. is a party to the settlement agreement. 

[Docket No. 60.] 

Accordingly, the court hereby issues an Order to Show Cause why the court should not 

approve the settlement agreement and distribution of surplus funds pursuant to the settlement 

agreement, and why the court should not dismiss Griffin and Discount Plumbing and Heating Inc. 

from this action for failure to prosecute. Griffin and Discount Plumbing and Heating Inc. shall 

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respond in writing to this Order to Show Cause by no later than February 21, 2020. Failure to 

respond to this Order to Show Cause will result in their dismissal from this action for failure to 

prosecute.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 11, 2020 

______________________________________

 DONNA M. RYU 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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