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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE TRUJILLO,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOE NOE GARCIA, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. 1:16-cv-00435-AWI-EPG

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR 

FAILURE TO APPEAR

On March 29, 2016, Plaintiff Jose Trujillo (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint in this action. 

(ECF No. 1.) The Court set an initial scheduling conference in the case for June 30, 2016 at 9:00 

a.m. (ECF No. 3.) The parties were instructed that attendance at the scheduling conference was 

mandatory. Defendants Joe Noe Garcia and Cynthia Lynn Garcia were served with the 

Complaint and new case documents on April 6, 2016 and April 17, 2016, respectively. (ECF 

Nos. 4, 6.) Defendants Joe Noe Garcia and Cynthia Lynn Garcia filed an answer to the 

Complaint on June 14, 2016. On June 30, 2016, Defendants Joe Noe Garcia and Cynthia Lynn 

Garcia failed to appear at the initial scheduling conference and the conference was continued to 

August 1, 2016. (ECF No. 13.) Both Garcia Defendants were notified of this change.

On July 25, 2016, Plaintiff filed a joint scheduling report that was prepared with the 

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assistance of all Defendants, including the Garcias. (ECF No. 14.) The joint scheduling report 

denoted the date, time, and location of the initial scheduling conference on its cover page. 

The Court held the initial scheduling conference in this case on August 1, 2016 at 9:30 

a.m. Tanya Moore appeared telephonically for Plaintiff. Henry Nunez appeared in person for 

Defendants Octaviana Vasquez and Rafael Vasquez. Defendants Joe Noe Garcia and Cynthia 

Lynn Garcia failed to appear for the hearing and did not file any requests for a continuance or 

otherwise notify the Court that they would not be able to appear. Accordingly, the Court orders 

that Defendants Joe Noe Garcia and Cynthia Lynn Garcia show cause why sanctions, up to and 

including the striking of their answer and entry of default, should not be issued for failure to 

comply with this Court’s orders. 

No later than August 22, 2016, Defendants Joe Noe Garcia and Cynthia Lynn Garcia are 

ORDERED file a written response to this Order to Show Cause indicating whether they intend to 

participate in this action and to explain their failure to appear at the initial scheduling conference

on August 1, 2016. Defendants are cautioned that failure to respond to this Order as set 

forth above may result in the striking of their answer and entry of default.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 4, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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