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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

CYNTHIA HOPSON, 

Plaintiff,

v.

CHANDI & JAMMU INCORPORATED,

et al., 

 Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01356-BAM

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW 

CAUSE

ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE

NEW DATE: January 28, 2016

TIME: 10:00 a.m. 

COURTROOM: 8, 6th Floor

On November 24, 2015, this Court continued a mandatory scheduling conference based 

on the parties’ desire to engage in settlement negotiations. After discussion with counsel, the 

Court issued an order continuing the scheduling conference to December 21, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. in 

order to allow the parties to continue their settlement talks. (Doc. 13). In the Court’s order, 

Counsel was warned that the scheduling conference would proceed unless the parties filed 

dismissal documents prior to the conference. No dismissal documents were filed. However, on 

December 22, 2015, counsel for Plaintiff Cynthia Hopson and Defendants Chandi & Jammu 

Incorporated and Simlov Enterprises Limited Liability Company failed to appear at the 

scheduling conference. Accordingly, the Court issued an order directing counsel to show cause 

why sanctions should not be imposed for their failure to appear. (Doc. 15). 

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On December 31, 2015, Daniel Malakauskas, counsel for Plaintiff and Michael Welch, 

counsel for Defendants, filed a joint response to the Court’s order to show cause. (Doc. 16). 

According to the joint declaration, counsel has continued to engage in settlement negotiations but 

during those discussions they failed to set up a conference call for the December 21, 2015,

scheduling conference. (Doc. 16). Counsel explains that they have settled many cases together 

with minimal court intervention. Indeed the oversight was due to confusion based on the 

tentative settlement of two other cases. Counsel assures the Court that the error was unintentional 

and based on the cooperative juggling of multiple cases. 

Having considered counsels’ response, the Court’s Order to Show Cause issued on 

December 22, 2015, is HEREBY DISCHARGED and no sanctions will be imposed. 

Additionally, the Court resets the INITIAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCE to January 28, 2016 

at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 8 before Judge McAuliffe. A JOINT Scheduling Conference Report, 

carefully prepared and executed by all counsel, shall be electronically filed in full compliance 

with the requirements set forth in the Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling Conference, one (1) 

full week prior to the Scheduling Conference. The parties may appear by telephone. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 4, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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