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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 29:754 Discrimination

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For the Northern District of California

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For the Northern District of California

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STATES 

DISTRICT 

COURT

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Northern District of California

DEAN APOSTOL,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

TOM VILSACK,

Defendant(s).

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No. C 09-01807 MEJ

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

 On January 13, 2010, Defendant filed three discovery dispute letters in this case. (Dkt. ##

16-18.) Upon review of the letters, the Court noted that two (Dkt. ##16-17) did not contain

Plaintiff’s position on the disputed issues, and in the third (Dkt. #18), Plaintiff requests a deadline

extension without providing any legal authority or reasoning for the request. As the letters did

not comply with the undersigned’s discovery standing order, the Court ordered Plaintiff to serve on

Defendant his portion of the joint letters by January 15, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. (Dkt. #19.) As to Docket

#18, which pertains to certain Social Security disability records, the Court informed Plaintiff that his

request for an extension shall not be granted without establishing good cause for the request. The

Court ordered Defendant to then file the joint letters by January 19, 2010. The Court warned

Plaintiff that if he failed to serve his portion of the joint letters by January 15, 2010, the Court would

consider the imposition of sanctions, including evidence exclusion.

The Court is now in receipt of Defendant’s resubmitted letters, in which Defendant states

that he has received no response from Plaintiff. Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS Plaintiff to

show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for his failure to comply with discovery

obligations, as well as his failure to comply with this Court’s January 14, 2010 Order. Plaintiff shall

file a declaration by January 28, 2010, and the Court shall conduct a hearing on February 4, 2010 at

10:00 a.m. in Courtroom B, 15th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 19, 2010 _______________________________

Maria-Elena James 

Chief United States Magistrate Judge 

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