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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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As the Order states: 1

The failure of one or more of the parties to

participate in the preparation of the Joint

Status Report does not excuse the other

parties from their obligation to timely file

a status report in accordance with this

Order. In the event a party fails to

participate as ordered, the party timely

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHAD GIANNI, )

) 2:07-1478-GEB-KJM

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

SUSAN CURDA, etc., et al., ) CONFERENCE

)

Defendants. )

)

The July 23, 2007, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference scheduled a status conference in this case for

October 29, 2007, and required the parties to file a joint status

report no later than fourteen days prior to the scheduling conference. 

The Order further required that a status report be filed regardless of

whether a joint report could be procured. No status report was filed 1

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submitting the status report shall include a

declaration explaining why it was unable to

obtain the cooperation of the other party or

parties. 

Order filed _____________, at 2 n. 1.

“If the fault lies with the attorney, that is where the 2

impact of sanction should be lodged. If the fault lies with the

clients, that is where the impact of the sanction should be

lodged.” Matter of Sanction of Baker, 744 F.2d 1438, 1442 (10th

Cir. 1984), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1014 (1985). Sometimes the

faults of attorneys, and their consequences, are visited upon

clients. In re Hill, 775 F.2d 1385, 1387 (9th Cir. 1985).

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as ordered.

The parties are Ordered to Show Cause (OSC) no later than

4:00 p.m. on November 26, 2007, why sanctions should not be imposed

under Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure against

counsel and/or the parties for the failure to file a timely status

report, as ordered. The written response shall state whether the

parties or counsel is at fault and whether a hearing is requested on

the OSC. If a hearing is requested, it will be held on December 10, 2

2007, at 9:00 a.m., just prior to the status conference, which is

rescheduled to that date. In accordance with the requirements set

forth in the July 23, 2007, Order, the parties are to file a joint

status report no later than November 26, 2007. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 24, 2007

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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