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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 15:1601 Truth in Lending

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARINA LOWRIE and 

CLIFFORD LOWRIE, JR.,

NO. CIV. S-10-468 LKK/GGH

Plaintiffs,

v.

O R D E R

ALLIANCE BANCORP, a California

corporation; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC

REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., a

California corporation; PARADISE

MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a California

corporation; JP MORGAN CHASE BANK,

a national financial institution;

CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY,

a California corporation; and

DOES 1 to 100, inclusive,

Defendants.

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On May 17, 2010, the court issued an order to show cause to

plaintiff and defendants Paradise Mortgage Corporation (“PMC”) for

their failure to file status reports. (Dkt. No. 17). 

In response to the order to show cause, counsel for plaintiff

paid the $250 sanction. Counsel for defendants PMC filed a response

to the order to show cause.

Counsel for PMC stated that he failed to timely file a status

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report because plaintiff never served him with the minute order

amending the status conference date. Counsel for PMC filed an

answer to plaintiff’s complaint on March 26, 2010. Counsel admits

that he was served with the initial order setting scheduling

conference and the requirement to file status reports. The

conference was initially set for April 26, 2010. Counsel contends

that he was not served with the March 9, 2010 minute order resetting the scheduling conference to May 17, 2010. Apparently,

counsel did not review the docket after appearing in this case. 

Counsel for PMC has not shown good cause for his failure to

file a status report. Counsel did not file a status report prior

to the initially scheduled conference date of April 26, 2010. Nor

did counsel appear before this court on April 26, 2010 under the

belief that the scheduling conference was set for this day. 

For the foregoing reasons, the court issues as follows:

(1) Counsel for plaintiffs shall file an affidavit, which

states that the sanction was paid personally by counsel,

out of personal funds, and was not and will not be

billed, directly or indirectly, to the client or in any

way made the responsibility of the client as attorneys’

fees or costs.

(2) Counsel for defendant PMC is SANCTIONED in the amount of

two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars. This sum shall

be paid to the Clerk of the Court no later than thirty

(30) days from the date of this order. Counsel shall

file an affidavit accompanying the payment of this

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sanction which states that it is paid personally by

counsel, out of personal funds, and is not and will not

be billed, directly or indirectly, to the client or in

any way made the responsibility of the client as

attorneys' fees or costs.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 21, 2010.

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