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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1132 E.R.I.S.A.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GERALD SMALLEY, ) 

) 2:06-cv-2053-GEB-EFB

Plaintiff, )

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v. ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

) AND CONTINUING HEARING

ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP; ) ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

ASTRAZENECA LONG TERM DISABILITY ) TO PERMIT DISCOVERY

INSURANCE PLAN; HIGH MARK LIFE )

INSURANCE COMPANY; BROADSPIRE )

SERVICES INC.; BROADSPIRE )

ADMINISTRATOR SERVICES, INC., )

)

Defendants. )

)

On January 10, 2007, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Order

Permitting Discovery (“Motion”). Pursuant to a stipulation by the

parties and order thereon filed February 28, 2007, the hearing on

Plaintiff’s motion was scheduled to commence at 9:00 a.m. on June 11,

2007. Defendants failed to file an opposition or a statement of nonopposition to the Motion as required by the Local Rules. E.D. Cal.

L.R. 78-230(c). Therefore, Defendants are Ordered to Show Cause

(“OSC”) no later than 4:00 p.m. on June 11, 2007, why sanctions should

not be imposed for the failure to file an opposition or statement of

non-opposition to the Motion as required by the Local Rules. The

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1 “If the fault lies with the attorney, that is where the 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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written response shall state whether Defendants or Defendants’ counsel

are at fault and whether a hearing is requested on the OSC.1 If a

hearing is requested, it will be held on June 25, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.,

just prior to the hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion, which is also

rescheduled to that date. Defendants are to file an opposition or

statement of non-opposition to the Motion no later than June 11, 2007.

If Defendants file an opposition to the Motion, Plaintiff may file a

reply no later than June 18, 2007. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 8, 2007

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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