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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Foreclosure

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WAYNE W. LEW, )

) 02:09-cv-02921-GEB-KJN

Plaintiff, ) 

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

LONG BEACH MORTGAGE, PRO ) CONFERENCE

CAPITAL MORTGAGE, CALIFORNIA )

RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, JP )

MORGAN CHASE and DOES 1 )

through 100, inclusive, )

)

Defendants. )

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The October 20, 2009, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference scheduled a status conference in this case

for March 1, 2010, and required the parties to file a joint status

report no later than fourteen days prior to the scheduling

conference. The Order further required that a status report be

filed regardless of whether a joint report could be procured. No

status report was filed as ordered.

Plaintiff is Ordered to Show Cause (“OSC”) in a writing

to be filed no later than 4:00 p.m. on March 8, 2010, why sanctions

should not be imposed against him and/or his counsel under Rule

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“If the fault lies with the attorney, that is where the impact 1

of sanction should be lodged. If the fault lies with the clients, that

is where the impact of the sanction should be lodged.” Matter of

Sanction of Baker, 744 F.2d 1438, 1442 (10th Cir. 1984), cert. denied,

471 U.S. 1014 (1985). Sometimes the faults of attorneys, and their

consequences, are visited upon clients. In re Hill, 775 F.2d 1385, 1387

(9th Cir. 1985).

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16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to file a

timely status report. The written response shall also state

whether Plaintiff or his counsel is at fault, and whether a hearing

is requested on the OSC. If a hearing is requested, it will be 1

held on March 29, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., just prior to the status

conference, which is rescheduled to that date and time. A status

report shall be filed no later than fourteen days prior to the

status conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 24, 2010

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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