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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 8:1446 Petition for Naturalization Hearing

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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

Status Report does not excuse the other

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MOHAMMAD ASGAR KHAN, ) 

) 2:06-cv-1812-GEB-DAD 

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary; ) CONFERENCE

EMILIO GONZALEZ, Director; DAVID )

STILL, District Director; and )

SUSAN CURDA, Officer in Charge, )

Department of Homeland Security, )

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Defendants. )

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The August 15, 2006, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference scheduled a status conference in this case for

October 23, 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 1

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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. 

Order filed August 15, 2006, 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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filed.

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

later than 4:00 p.m. on October 20, 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 counsel are at fault and whether a hearing is

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

January 16, 2007, 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 August 15, 2006, Order, the parties are

to file a joint status report no later than January 2, 2007. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 13, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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