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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

SCOTT JOHNSON, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

HDLM ASSOCIATES, INC, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Case No: C 18-4434 SBA 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE 

DISMISSAL and VACATING CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

On July 23, 2018, Plaintiff Scott Johnson filed the instant action for disability 

discrimination under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) against Defendant 

HDLM Associates, Inc. On July 26, 2018, the Court set this matter for an initial Case 

Management Conference (“CMC”) on January 24, 2019, and ordered the parties to file their joint 

CMC statement by January 17, 2019. Dkt. 11. 

Pursuant to General Order 56, the parties are required to have completed a joint inspection 

of the subject property by November 5, 2018. Dkt. 5. By December 3, 2018, the parties were to 

have met and conferred regarding settlement. Id. Absent a settlement, Plaintiff had until 

December 17, 2018, to file a Notice for Need of Mediation. 

In violation of the Court’s scheduling order, the parties have failed to file a joint CMC 

statement in anticipation of the CMC scheduled for January 24, 2019. In addition, there is no 

indication in the record that the parties have complied with the aforementioned General Order 56 

deadlines, nor has Plaintiff filed a Notice for Need for Mediation, as required. 

“Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), the district court may dismiss an action 

for failure to comply with any order of the court.” Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260 (9th 

Cir. 1992). In considering whether to dismiss a case under Rule 41(b), “the district court must 

weigh the following factors . . . : (1) the public’s interest in expeditious resolution of litigation; 

(2) the court’s need to manage its docket; (3) the risk of prejudice to the defendants; (4) the public 

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policy favoring disposition of cases on their merits and (5) the availability of less drastic 

sanctions.” Omstead v. Dell, Inc., 594 F.3d 1081, 1084 (9th Cir. 2010) (quoting Henderson v. 

Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1423 (9th Cir. 1986)). Dismissal is appropriate “where at least four 

factors support dismissal ... or where at least three factors ‘strongly’ support dismissal.” 

Hernandez v. City of El Monte, 138 F.3d 393, 399 (9th Cir. 1998). Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Plaintiff shall show cause why the instant action should 

not be dismissed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to comply with a court 

order. Within seven (7) days of the date this order is filed, Plaintiff shall file a written 

memorandum, supported with a declaration if appropriate, to explain why the case should or should 

not be dismissed, taking into account the five factors set forth above relevant to Rule 41(b). In 

addition, the memorandum shall set forth the nature of the cause, its present status, the reason it has 

not been brought to trial or otherwise terminated, any basis for opposing dismissal and its expected 

course if not dismissed. FAILURE TO FULLY COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER WILL BE 

DEEMED SUFFICIENT GROUNDS TO DISMISS THE ACTION, WITHOUT FURTHER 

NOTICE. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the CMC scheduled for January 24, 2019 is 

VACATED until further notice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 1/23/19 ______________________________ 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG 

Senior United States District Judge 

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