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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MELVIN SMITH, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., ET AL., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 15-cv-01779-YGR 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE REGARDING 

PLAINTIFF'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH 

THE COURT'S STANDING ORDER IN CIVIL 

CASES; AUTHORIZING DEFENDANT TO FILE 

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Re: Dkt. No. 62 

TO PLAINTIFF AND HIS COUNSEL OF RECORD: 

Counsel for the above-named party is hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why they should 

not be sanctioned in the amount of $200.00 for failing to comply with this Court’s Standing Order 

in Civil Cases (“Standing Order”) regarding Pre-filing Conferences for Summary Judgment 

Motions. 

The Court’s Standing Order states at Section 9(a): “Within three (3) business days after 

receipt of the [moving party’s] letter, any adversary wishing to oppose the motion must file a 

written response addressing the substance of the moving party’s letter, with a copy to Chambers 

and the moving party. This response shall also be limited to three single-spaced pages, including 

any attached exhibits or supporting papers.” 

Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. filed its pre-filing conference letter on August 10, 

2016, and offered two dates for a pre-filing conference. (Dkt. No. 62.) To date, plaintiff has 

failed to file a response to that letter. 

A hearing on this Order to Show Cause shall be held on Friday, August 26, 2016 at 9:01 

a.m., in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, Courtroom 1. By Friday, 

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August 19, 2016, Counsel must file a written response to this Order to Show Cause explaining 

counsel’s failure to comply with the Court’s Standing Order. Failure to comply will be deemed a 

concession that sanctions are appropriate. If the Court is satisfied with the written response, the 

hearing on this Order to Show Cause may be vacated. 

The Court AUTHORIZES defendant to file its proposed motion. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 17, 2016 

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 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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