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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:2671 Federal Tort Claims Act

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1 Mr. Callaham’s responses were due May 27, 2005; when no

response was received, on May 31, 2005, the courtroom deputy

notified Mr. Callaham’s office and directed him to file a

response by noon. To date, no response has been received.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DAVID MOORE, et al., 

NO. CIV. S-04-0423 FCD JFM

Plaintiffs,

SANCTIONS ORDER AND

FURTHER ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Defendant.

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Pursuant to the court’s Order to Show, filed May 17, 2005,

the court sanctions plaintiffs’ counsel, William C. Callaham,

$150.00 for failure to file a response to the OSC and a response

to defendant’s motion for summary judgment.1 

Payment should be in the form of a check made payable to the

Clerk of the Court. The sum is to be paid personally by

plaintiff counsel not later than ten (10) days from the filing of

this Order for Sanctions.

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This sanction is personal to the attorney, is to be borne by

him personally, and is not to be transmitted to the client by way

of a charge of attorney’s fees and/or costs.

Counsel shall read the Civil Rules of the Local Rules of the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of

California in their entirety within thirty (30) days of the

filing of this Order for Sanctions.

Not later than thirty (30) days from the filing of this

Order, plaintiff’s counsel shall file a declaration attesting to

his compliance with the terms of this Order.

Plaintiffs’ counsel is directed to file an opposition or

notice of non-opposition to the motion for summary judgment on or

before June 8, 2005. Failure to file said document will result

in the summary grant of the motion. If counsel opposes the

motion, defendant shall have to and including June 17, 2005 to

file a reply. The hearing on the motion is continued to 

June 24, 2005 at 10:00 a.m.

The court also orders plaintiffs’ counsel to show cause why

he should not be sanctioned further for failure to respond to the

court’s prior orders, including the request of the courtroom

deputy on May 31, 2005. Plaintiffs’ counsel shall file his

response to this order to show cause on or before June 8, 2005.

A hearing on the order to show cause will follow the hearing on

the motion for summary judgment.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 1, 2005.

/s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

FRANK C. DAMRELL, Jr.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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