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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT DODSON, )

) 2:06-cv-1819-GEB-GGH

Plaintiff, )

)

v. )

) ORDER CONTINUING STATUS

MAZ SOUTH SACRAMENTO, INC., dba ) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

BAJA FRESH MEXICAN GRILL; JAMBA ) CONFERENCE

JUICE COMPANY, dba JAMBA JUICE; )

TOGO’S EATERIES, INC., dba TOGO’S; )

BASKIN ROBBINS INC., dba BASKIN )

ROBBINS; RR SACRAMENTO LLC; )

STARBUCKS CORPORATION, dba )

STARBUCKS #67; CORDANO GATEWAY, )

LLC; MZLB SACRAMENTO, LLC, )

)

Defendants. )

)

The Order filed August 15, 2006, scheduled a status

conference to be heard on November 20, 2006, and required the parties

to file a Joint Status Report. The status report filed November 6,

2006, purports to be a “Joint Status Report” (“JSR”) even though

Defendant MAZ South Sacramento, Inc., dba Baja Fresh Mexican Grill,

(“Baja Fresh”) has not yet appeared in the action and did not

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The JSR states that Baja Fresh was served on October 10, 1

2006. (JSR at 3.)

The failure of one or more of the parties to participate 2

in the preparation of the joint status report does not excuse the

other parties from their obligation to timely file a status report

in accordance with this Order. In the event a party fails to

participate as ordered, the party timely submitting the status

report shall include a declaration explaining why it was unable to

obtain the cooperation of the other party or parties.

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participate in the JSR. However, no reference was made to the fact 1

that Baja Fresh did not participate in the JSR, nor was any indication

given as to how Plaintiff intends to prosecute this action against

Baja Fresh. It is incumbent upon an attorney practicing under Rule 16

of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to fulfill the obligation of

apprizing the Court about the status of a case by informing the judge

in a status report that a party has not participated in the status

report, and how litigation will be handled against such a party. 

Since Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires that

a scheduling order issue “as soon as practicable,” it is evident that

such information must be included in a status report.

Therefore, the status conference is rescheduled to

January 16, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. A joint status report shall be filed

no later than January 2, 2007.2

Plaintiff shall endeavor to serve a copy of this Order on

Baja Fresh early enough for it to participate in preparing a joint

status report. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 16, 2006

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