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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JILL S. ROBERTS WILSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

CENLAR CAPITAL CORPORATION 

d.b.a. CENLAR FSB; CITIMORTGAGE, 

INC.; and DOES 1-10,

Defendants.

No. 2:19-cv-01197 WBS KJN

ORDER

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The court set the hearing on defendants’ motion to 

dismiss (Docket No. 17) for December 16, 2019. After plaintiff’s 

counsel failed to appear at the hearing, the court ordered

counsel to show good cause why the court should not compel 

plaintiff’s counsel to indemnify defendants’ counsel for his cost 

of travel. (Docket No. 22.) The court also requested 

supplemental briefing on whether the court has diversity 

jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. (Id.) The hearing on 

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defendant’s motion to dismiss, plaintiff’s showing of good cause, 

and the court’s jurisdiction was set for January 21, 2020.

After considering the documents submitted and hearing 

from counsel, the court concludes that counsel has failed to show 

good cause for his nonappearance. However, the parties 

represented that a settlement of this is likely, and therefore 

requested that the court hold in abeyance any sanctions against 

plaintiff’s counsel. The court will grant the parties’ request. 

This matter will therefore proceed as follows. Defense counsel 

shall file his bill for the expenses related to his appearance at 

the December 16, 2019 hearing within three days of the filing of 

this order. The hearing on defendant’s motion to dismiss and the 

court’s jurisdiction is hereby CONTINUED to February 10, 2020 at 

1:30 p.m. If the parties do not reach a settlement and instead 

opt to argue the motion to dismiss and this court’s jurisdiction

at the February 10 hearing, plaintiff’s counsel shall pay defense 

counsel’s expenses prior to the February 10 hearing. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 22, 2020

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