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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

PARMINDER KAUR SAINI, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-1086-LKK-KJN-PS

ORDER

On June 2, 2014, defendant Parminder Kaur Saini (“Saini”), proceeding pro se, filed an 

answer to the complaint. (ECF No. 7.) Therein, Saini stated that she has been “sued incorrectly 

herein as India Merchandise Group, Inc.,” the other defendant named in this action. (Id. at 1.) 

On June 6, 2014, Saini consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. (ECF No. 8.) On July 

14, 2014, plaintiff filed a proposed joint status report; the signature line for defendant was 

prepared solely for Saini who did not sign the status report or otherwise responded to the May 2, 

2014 Order Setting Status Conference. (ECF No. 9 at 7.)

Based on the above filings and statements, the presiding District Judge determined that 

“the only defendant who has appeared in this action is proceeding in propria persona.” (ECF No. 

10 at 2.) Accordingly, on July 23, 2014, the District Judge ordered that further pre-trial 

proceedings in this action be assigned to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21).

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The District Judge also ordered the following: “If it subsequently appears that the corporate 

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(Id.)

In light of the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. A status conference in this matter is set for Thursday, September 18, 2014, at 10:00 

a.m., in courtroom number 25 before the undersigned.

2. No later than September 11, 2014, the parties shall file status reports, preferably a joint 

status report, addressing the specific topics outlined in the court’s previous May 2, 2014 order 

setting status conference. (See ECF No. 4 at 4-5.) The parties shall also be prepared to discuss 

the issue of whether the India Merchandise Group, Inc., the other currently-named defendant, has 

been properly sued in this action. (See ECF No. 10 at 2.)

3. Failure to timely file a status report may result in sanctions, including a potential 

recommendation that this case be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure, or other appropriate sanctions. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 6, 2014

 

defendant has been properly sued in this action and appears through counsel, see Local Rule 

183(a), this action shall be referred back to the district court.” (ECF No. 9 at 2.)

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