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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Plaintiffs are advised that they must comply with any court order unless and until

the Court orders otherwise.

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RANDALL L. EDWARDS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

MICHAEL J. REYNOLDS, et al.,

Defendants /

No. C-07-4710 MMC

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO

SHOW CAUSE; SETTING CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Before the Court is plaintiffs’ “Answer for the Show Cause,” filed March 5, 2008, by

which plaintiffs respond to the Court’s February 22, 2008 order directing them to show

cause why the above-titled action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute in light of

their non-appearance at the February 22, 2008 Case Management Conference.

In their response, plaintiffs represent they “absolutely believed” they “had an

extension from the court, when in fact it was an extension from the defense attorney

regarding the response to interrogatories.” Plaintiffs fail to explain how they could

reasonably interpret an agreement with defendants to extend the time to answer

interrogatories as a court order continuing a case management conference. Nonetheless,

the Court will exercise its discretion not to dismiss the action for failure to prosecute, and,

accordingly, DISCHARGES the order to show cause.1

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A Case Management Conference is hereby set for May 2, 2008. A Joint Case

Management Statement shall be filed no later than April 25, 2008.

All parties, or their counsel, must personally appear at the May 2, 2008 Case

Management Conference. Failure to appear will subject a party to sanctions.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 11, 2008 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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