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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS WORMUTH, M.D.,

Plaintiff(s),

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RAUL V.AGUILAR,Individually,

ALLEN J. KENT, Individually,

AGUILAR & SEBASTINELLI, a

Professional Law

Corporation,

Defendant(s).

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No. C03-3943 VRW (BZ)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

On March 22, 2004, I issued an Order Setting Settlement

Conference scheduling a settlement conference for Tuesday,

July 13, 2004. The settlement conference was continued a

number of times, and eventually set for Tuesday, September 6,

2005 at 10:00 a.m.

On September 6, 2005, plaintiff Dr. Thomas Wormuth from

Georgia, and related plaintiff Dr. Wayne C. Furr from

Colorado, appeared for the settlement conference along with

their counsel, all of whom were from Georgia. 

Defendants Aguilar & Sebastanelli appeared with their
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counsel Thomas D'Amato and defendant Allen J. Kent appeared

with counsel Philip Scott Ryan. No one appeared on behalf of

Kemper Insurance Company, defendants' insurance carrier, even

though the Order Scheduling Settlement Conference required its

appearance and Kemper’s request to be excused from personally

attending was denied by written order dated April 23, 2004. 

The absence of Kemper made the negotiations more

difficult, and protracted the settlement conference for over

an hour while Mr. D'Amato unsuccessfully tried to locate the

Kemper representative to authorize the settlement which was

finally reached the next day. 

For the foregoing reasons, Kemper Insurance Company is

ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE in person, on October 12, 2005 at 

10:00 a.m., in Courtroom G, 15th Floor, Federal Building, 450

Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California, why it should

not be held in contempt or other sanctions should not be

imposed upon them under 18 U.S.C. §636(e) or Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 16(f). A copy of this order shall be served

on Kemper’s general counsel. 

Dated: September 8, 2005

Bernard Zimmerman

United States Magistrate Judge

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