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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BYRON CHAPMAN, )

) 2: 04-cv-337-GEB-JFM

Plaintiff, ) 

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v. ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND

) CONTINUING FINAL PRETRIAL

JAY and HELEN LEWIS TRUST, ) CONFERENCE

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Defendant. )

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By order filed August 9, 2004, a final pretrial

conference was scheduled in this case for January 9, 2006. The

parties were required to file a joint pretrial statement “not later

than seven (7) days prior to the final pretrial conference.” 

(August 9 Order at 5.) Defendant failed to file a joint pretrial

statement. Due to defendant’s failure to timely file the joint

pretrial statement as ordered, the final pretrial conference is

reset to February 27, 2006 at 2:30 p.m.

Defendant and its counsel are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE

(OSC), by filing a written statement, not later than January 11,

2006, why the Court should not issue sanctions for their failure to

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

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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file a joint statement under Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure as ordered. The written responses should indicate

whether the defendant or its counsel is at fault and whether a

hearing is requested on the OSC.1 If a hearing is requested, the

parties will be heard at 2:30 p.m. on February 27, 2006. Defendant

is warned that failure to comply with this order could result in

its answer being stricken and a default judgment entered against

defendant.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 9, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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