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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Employment Discrimination

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Plaintiff’s proposed First Amended Complaint, which has only 1

been filed as an exhibit to the parties’ stipulation, does not

effectuate amending the complaint.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AVRAM ANTONE, )

) 2:07-cv-699-GEB-KJM

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER CONTINUING

v. ) STATUS (PRETRIAL

) SCHEDULING) CONFERENCE

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC., )

) 

Defendant. )

)

On July 31, 2007, the parties filed a proposed order

approving the parties’ stipulation for Plaintiff to file a First

Amended Complaint. However, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)

states that “a party may amend [its] pleading only by leave of court

or by written consent of the adverse party.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)

(emphasis added). Accordingly, the parties have not shown why their 

proposed order is required, and it will not be signed.1

Further, the status (pretrial scheduling) conference

scheduled for August 13, 2007, is continued to October 1, 2007, at

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The failure of one or more of the parties to participate in 2

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 submitting the status report shall include

a declaration explaining why it was unable to obtain the cooperation of

the other party or parties.

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9:00 a.m. A further joint status report shall be filed no later than

fourteen days prior to the status conference.2

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 7, 2007

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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