Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-5_19-cv-02529/USCOURTS-cand-5_19-cv-02529-2/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PETER STROJNIK,

Plaintiff,

v.

MIRABEL HOTEL AND RESTAURANT 

GROUP LLC,

Defendant.

Case No. 19-cv-02529-SVK 

ORDER REGARDING 

JANUARY 21, 2020 ORDER 

TO SHOW CAUSE HEARING

On May 10, 2019, Peter Strojnik, Sr. (“Plaintiff”) filed the instant action against Mirabel 

Hotel and Restaurant Group LLC (“Defendant”) alleging violations of the Americans with 

Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the California Unruh Civil Rights Act, the California Disabled Persons 

Act, and negligence per se. Dkt. 1. Service was timely and Defendant filed its answer on 

June 25, 2019. Dkt. 5. 

ADA actions in this District governed by General Order (“G.O.”) 56. See G.O. 56. G.O.

56 requires, in part, that the parties complete an in-person joint site inspection within 60 days of 

service of the complaint. G.O. 56 ¶ 7. The docket reflects no activity in this case since 

Defendant’s answer was filed on June 25, 2019. Accordingly, on December 16, 2019, the Court 

ordered the parties to file a joint status report by January 3, 2020 detailing their compliance with 

G.O. 56. Dkt. 11. The Court also ordered the parties to appear on January 7, 2020 for an initial 

case management conference. Id. No status report was filed and neither party appeared at the 

case management conference. Dkt. 13.

On January 7, 2020, the Court ordered the parties to show cause why this case should not 

be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Dkt. 12. The parties were ordered to file a written response 

to the order by 12:00 p.m. on January 17, 2020 and were further ordered to appear before the 

Case 5:19-cv-02529-SVK Document 21 Filed 01/21/20 Page 1 of 2
2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

United States District Court

Northern District of California

Court on January 21, 2020. Id. On January 17, 2020, Defendant filed a response to this Court’s 

order to show cause. Dkts. 19, 20. The Court did not receive a response from Plaintiff. Both 

parties appeared before the Court on January 21, 2020. Having heard the parties’ written and oral 

responses to this Court’s order to show cause, the Court ORDERS as follows:

This Court is gravely concerned with the parties’ lack of diligence in completing the 

provisions of G.O. 56. The Court will, however, give the parties a short extension to comply with

the requirements of G.O. 56. The Court cautions Plaintiff that failure to comply with the 

following deadlines will result in the dismissal of this case. 

The parties must complete their initial disclosures, including production of identified 

documents, pursuant to G.O. 56 ¶ 4 by February 4, 2020. These initial disclosures and 

productions must include documents that support Plaintiff’s claim of disability under the ADA. 

The parties must complete the joint site inspection pursuant to G.O. 56 ¶ 7 by February 

11, 2020. If the parties agree that the joint site inspection is not necessary, the parties may 

proceed directly to the required in-person settlement meeting pursuant to G.O. 56 ¶ 8. For both 

the joint site inspection and the settlement meeting, both of which will take place in the Northern 

District of California, Plaintiff must fund his own travel costs. 

The Court reminds the parties that all discovery and motion practice (except for motions 

under Rule 12(b)) are stayed pursuant to G.O. 56 ¶ 3. Requests to conduct specific discovery, 

including the Plaintiff’s deposition, or to file any other motion may be made by stipulation and 

proposed order under Civ. L.R. 7-12 or by filing a Motion for Administrative Relief under 

Civ. L.R. 7-11.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 21, 2020

SUSAN VAN KEULEN

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 5:19-cv-02529-SVK Document 21 Filed 01/21/20 Page 2 of 2