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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1001 E.R.I.S.A.

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As the Order states: 1

The failure of one or more of the parties to

participate in the preparation of the Joint

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER MODESTO, )

INC., )

) 2:06-cv-1522-GGH 

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

CARPENTERS HEALTH & WELFARE ) CONFERENCE

TRUST FUND, d/b/a CARPENTERS )

HEALTH & WELFARE TRUST FUND FOR )

CALIFORNIA, )

)

Defendant. )

)

The July 10, 2006, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference (“July 10 Order”) scheduled a status conference

in this case for September 25, 2006, and required the parties to file

a joint status report no later than fourteen days prior to the

scheduling conference. The Order further required that a status

report be filed regardless of whether a joint report could be

procured. No status report was filed. 1

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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. 

July 10 Order at 2 n.1.

“If the fault lies with the attorney, that is where the 2

impact of sanction should be lodged. If the fault lies with the

clients, that is where the impact of the sanction should be

lodged.” Matter of Sanction of Baker, 744 F.2d 1438, 1442 (10th

Cir. 1984), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1014 (1985). Sometimes the

faults of attorneys, and their consequences, are visited upon

clients. In re Hill, 775 F.2d 1385, 1387 (9th Cir. 1985).

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Plaintiff and Defendant are Ordered to Show Cause (OSC) no

later than 4:00 p.m. on September 22, 2006, why sanctions should not

be imposed under Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

against counsel and/or the parties for the failure to file a timely

status report, as ordered. The written response shall state whether

the parties and/or their counsel are at fault and whether a hearing is

requested on the OSC. If a hearing is requested, it will be held on 2

November 6, 2006, at 9:00 a.m., just prior to the status conference,

which is rescheduled to that date. In accordance with the

requirements set forth in the July 10 Order, the parties shall file a

joint status report no later than October 23, 2006. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 14, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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