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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal - Employment Discrimination

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

John Westfall,

Plaintiff(s),

 v.

State of California, et al.,

Defendant(s).

 /

NO. C 02-02472 JW 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ANSWER

SHOULD NOT BE STRICKEN AND

DEFAULT ENTERED FOR FAILURE TO

TENDER SETTLEMENT PAYMENT TO

PLAINTIFF

This action has been pending since May of 2002. In May of 2004, the parties reported that the

case had settled. The Court has yet to receive the customary stipulated dismissal, however. The latest

status report filed by Plaintiff’s counsel on August 2, 2005, indicates that she is still awaiting a

settlement check. 

Based upon the status report, the Court orders Defendants to show cause, in writing, why the

answer should not be stricken and default entered as a sanction for failure to tender the settlement

payment. Defendants shall file and serve the response to this Order no later than October 17, 2005.

Thereafter, the parties shall appear for a hearing on October 31, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. If the

parties file a stipulated dismissal prior to the hearing date, the hearing will be automatically vacated.

Dated: September 30, 2005 /s/James Ware 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

Case 5:02-cv-02472-JW Document 52 Filed 09/30/05 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Fiel D. Tigno fiel.tigno@doj.ca.gov

Mary-Margaret O’Connell mmoc@pacbell.net

William J. McMahon william.mcmahon@doj.ca.gov

Dated: September 30, 2005 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/JW Chambers 

Ronald L. Davis

Courtroom Deputy

Case 5:02-cv-02472-JW Document 52 Filed 09/30/05 Page 2 of 2