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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

 DAVID GILLIAM, )

) 2:07-CV-01987-GEB-KJM 

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA; JOHN ) CONFERENCE

PAPPENFUS; SUSAN FLORES; KATHY )

MENDOZA POWERS; DEPARTMENT OF )

CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, )

)

Defendants. )

)

The September 24, 2007, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference (“September 24 Order”) scheduled a status

conference in this case for November 26, 2007, and required the

parties to file a joint status report no later than fourteen days

prior to the status conference. The Order further required that a

status report be filed regardless of whether a joint report could be

procured. No status report was filed. 1

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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

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. 

September 24 Order 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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Plaintiff is Ordered to Show Cause (OSC) in a writing to be

filed no later than 4:00 p.m. on January 8, 2008, why sanctions should

not be imposed against him and/or his counsel under Rule 16(f) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for its failure to file a timely

status report.

The written response shall also state whether Plaintiff or

his counsel is at fault, and whether a hearing is requested on the

OSC. If a hearing is requested, it will be held on January 22, 2008, 2

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 September 24 Order, a status report shall be filed no

later than fourteen days prior to the status conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 21, 2007

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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