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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination)

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Proposed Order on Order to Show Cause 

Spetter v. San Luis Delta Mendota WD 

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Robert H. Greenfield, SBN 114500 

GREENFIELD•HARDY 

4120 Cameron Park Drive 

Suite 402 

Cameron Park, CA 95682 

Telephone: (530) 672-5770 

Facsimile: (530) 672-5773 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RICHARD SPETTER 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER 

AUTHORITY, FRANCES MIZUNO and Does 

1-20 

 Defendants. 

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Case No.: 1:05-CV-00979 

 

ORDER ON ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

Date: January 6, 2006 

Dept.: Two 

Honorable Oliver W. Wanger Presiding 

An Order to Show Cause herein was set for January 9, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. in courtroom 

two, before Judge Oliver W. Wanger. Parties were ordered to appear in person. Attorney 

Robert H. Greenfield appeared on behalf of Defendants. Attorney T. Peterson appeared for 

Attorney R. Robert Monterrosa, attorney for plaintiffs. At such time the Court accepted a 

declaration of Mr. Monterrosa in response to an Order to Show Cause. 

After hearing argument by both Mr. Greenfield and Mr. Peterson the Court entered the 

following Order: 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

Counsel for plaintiff, R. Robert Monterrosa, is ordered to appear at an Order to Show 

Cause Hearing regarding Dismissal of action and sanctions against R. Robert Monterrosa on 

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February 6, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in courtroom No. 3 of this Court, at the new courthouse located 

at 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, CA. 

Mr. Monterrosa is to appear in person at the above said date, time and location. 

Counsel for defendants, Robert H. Greenfield, may appear telephonically. 

At this hearing Mr. Monterrosa is to present evidence why this case should not be 

dismissed and/or why Mr. Monterrosa should not be sanctioned for his two (2) failures to 

appear at the case conferencing scheduling conferences, why he did not appear on January 9, 

2006, why he has not cooperated in preparation and discussions for the joint scheduling 

conference statement, as required by the local rules, and why he should not be subjected to 

sanctions for Mr. Greenfield’s expense of appearing in person on January 9, 2006, which 

would include travel time, hotel costs and attorney fees. 

Dated: _January 20, 2006 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER_________ 

 JUDGE OLIVER W. WANGER, 

 JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES 

 DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

 

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PROOF OF SERVICE 

I declare that I am employed in the County of El Dorado, California. I am over the age 

of eighteen years and not a party to the within cause. My business address is 4120 Cameron 

Park Drive, Suite 402 Cameron Park, California 95682. 

On the date indicated below, I served the forgoing document described as PROPOSED 

ORDER ON ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (1/6/06) on the interested parties in this action, in a 

sealed envelope addressed as follows: 

R. Robert Monterrosa 

Law Office of R. Robert Monterrosa 

Hubbard-Upson House 

1010 F Street, Third Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

 

[X] BY MAIL: I am readily familiar with 

Greenfield Law Firm=s practice of 

collection and processing mail. Under 

the practice it would be deposited with 

U.S. Postal Service on the same day 

with postage thereon fully prepaid at 

Cameron Park, California in the 

ordinary course of business. I am 

aware that on Motion of the party 

served, service is presumed invalid if 

postal cancellation date or postage 

meter date is more than one day after 

date of deposit for mailing in affidavit. 

I deposited such envelope(s) in the 

mail at Cameron Park, California. The 

envelope(s) was/were mailed with 

postage thereon fully prepaid 

addressed as listed above. 

[ ] FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION: On the 

date below, at <>a.m/p.m. from 

facsimile machine number (530) 672-

5773, I personally transmitted to the 

above named person(s) to the 

facsimile number(s) shown below, 

pursuant to California Rules of Court 

Rules 2003-2008. A true copy of the 

above-described document(s) were 

transmitted by facsimile transmission 

and the transmission was reported as 

complete and without error. 

[ ] BY OTHER SERVICE: I caused such

envelope(s) to be delivered to the 

office of the addressee(s) listed above 

by: 

[ ] Express Mail [ ] Federal Express

[ ] United Parcel Service 

[ ] PERSONAL SERVICE: By delivering 

by hand and leaving a true copy with 

the person(s) and/or secretary at the 

above listed address(es). 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 

above is true and correct. Executed and served on January 24, 2006 at Cameron Park, 

California. 

 

_____/s/ Sherri Klein________________

 SHERRI KLEIN 

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