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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JONATHAN MADRID,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CITY OF OAKLAND, ET AL.,

Defendants. /

No. C 09-04819 JSW

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

FAILURE TO APPEAR

By order dated October 15, 2009, this Court set a case management conference for

February 5, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. The order required that all parties appear through lead counsel or

counsel sufficiently well versed in the matter to enable counsel to discuss all items referred to in

the order and with authority to enter stipulations, to make admissions, and to agree to further

scheduling dates.

John I. Burris, counsel for Plaintiff Jonathan Madrid, without leave of Court or notice to

any of the parties, failed to appear at the case management conference on February 5, 2010, in

violation of Civil L. R. 16-10(c). Accordingly, the Court hereby issues an ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE why monetary sanctions in the amount of $1,000 should not be imposed, why this

Court should not report Mr. Burris to the California State Bar for his conduct in this matter, and

why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute.

Mr. Burris shall respond in writing by February 19, 2010 as to why such sanctions

should not be imposed. 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Counsel is also admonished that, in his absence, this Court set case management dates to

which he is bound. Counsel may refer to the Court’s civil minutes of the case management

conference to reference its orders.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 5, 2010 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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