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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits

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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

parties from their obligation to timely file

a status report in accordance with this

Order. In the event a party fails to

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE U.A. ) 

LOCAL 447 PIPE TRADE TRUST FUNDS; )

and THOMAS McEVILLY, Trustee, )

) 2:06-cv-1398-GEB-DAD 

Plaintiffs, )

) ORDER CONTINUING STATUS

v. ) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

) CONFERENCE

VPM, INC., a California )

corporation, )

)

Defendant. )

)

The June 23, 2006, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference 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. On September 18, 2006, 1

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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 June 23, 2006, at 2 n.1.

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Plaintiffs’ counsel filed a declaration in which he states

“Plaintiff’s [sic] request a continuance of the [status conference] 

. . . to see if the parties can settle this matter.” (Carroll Decl.

at 2.) Even if the declaration could arguably be construed as a

status report, it was filed late.

Plaintiffs are warned that an order to show cause proceeding

could be instituted for late filings. The status conference is

rescheduled to commence at 9:00 a.m. on November 20, 2006. In

accordance with the requirements set forth in the June 23 Order, the

parties shall file a joint status report no later than November 6,

2006. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 20, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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