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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELDRIDGE JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED AIRLINES, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 12-cv-02730-VC 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Re: Dkt. No. 221

The Court is in receipt of the defendants' letter dated August 25, 2015 regarding the 

plaintiff's failure to appear for his deposition as scheduled. The plaintiff, Eldridge Johnson, is 

ordered to show cause why his case should not be terminated for failure to appear at his 

deposition. Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(d). In addition, counsel for the plaintiff, Dow Wakefield Patten and 

Spencer Freeman Smith, are ordered to show cause why they should not receive monetary 

sanctions and why they should not be referred to the Northern District of California's Standing 

Committee on Professional Conduct. The plaintiff and his attorneys must file a written response

to this order to show cause by no later than August 31, 2015. This must include a declaration from 

the plaintiff in which he demonstrates that he is fully prepared to participate in the prosecution of 

his lawsuit. There will be a hearing on the order to show cause on September 10, 2015, at 10:00 

a.m. The plaintiff is required to personally appear at this hearing and sit at counsel table with his 

attorneys. Both Mr. Patten and Mr. Smith are required to attend as well.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 27, 2015

______________________________________

 VINCE CHHABRIA

 United States District Judge

Case 3:12-cv-02730-VC Document 224 Filed 08/27/15 Page 1 of 1