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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES THOMPSON,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NATIONAL ACTION FINANCIAL

SERVICES, INC.,

Defendant.

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1:09-cv-00967 AWI GSA 

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO

SHOW CAUSE

This Court issued an order to show cause on January 25, 2010, for a failure to obey a

court order. Plaintiff was ordered to respond in writing on or before February 1, 2010. (See Doc.

18.)

On January 30, 2010, counsel for Plaintiff, Nicholas J. Bontrager, filed a Declaration in

Response to the Court’s order. Mr. Bontrager explained that a notice of settlement and notice of

voluntary dismissal were inadvertently filed in this action’s previous case number, 2:09-cv-1512

LKK GGH. (Doc. 19 & Exs. A & B.) The previous case number was changed to 1:09-cv-0967

AWI GSA when the case was transferred from the Sacramento Division to the Fresno Division

on June 3, 2009. (See Doc. 5.) Once these documents were filed with the Sacramento Division,

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albeit erroneously, Plaintiff’s counsel closed his case and removed all associated hearings from

his calendar. Thus, his failure to appear for the scheduling conference of January 25, 2010, in

Courtroom 10 of this Court. Further, Mr. Bontrager apologized for this oversight and declared

he will immediately file a notice of voluntary dismissal of this action, employing the proper case

number. (Doc. 19.)

Based upon the foregoing, it appears that Plaintiff’s failure to file a scheduling report and

appear at the scheduling conference was inadvertent. Accordingly, the order to show cause is

hereby DISCHARGED. Plaintiff’s counsel shall file the notice of voluntary dismissal with this

Court no later than February 5, 2010.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 1, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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