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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SCOTT N. JOHNSON, ) 2:05-cv-2481-GEB-GGH 

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Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

LEIGH RYDER and SANDRA RYDER, ) CONFERENCE

individually and d/b/a L&S SHELL )

STATION; EQUILON ENTERPRISE, LLC, )

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Defendants. )

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The December 13, 2005, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference scheduled a status conference in this case for

March 20, 2006, and required the parties to file a joint status report

(“JSR”) no later than fourteen days prior to the scheduling

conference. Plaintiff, acting in propria persona, and Defendants

filed an untimely JSR on March 7, 2006. 

The parties are Ordered to Show Cause (OSC) no later than

4:00 p.m. on April 3, 2006, why sanctions should not be imposed under

Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure against the parties

and/or counsel for the failure to file a timely status report, as

ordered. The written response shall state whether the parties and/or

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

impact 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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counsel is at fault and whether a hearing is requested on the OSC.1

If a hearing is requested, it will be held on April 17, 2006, at 

9:00 a.m., just prior to the status conference, which is rescheduled

to that date. 

In accordance with the requirements set forth in the

December 13, 2005, Order, the parties shall file a joint status report

no later than April 3, 2006. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 14, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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