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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ILLUMINATION DYNAMICS CO., LTD.,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

PACIFIC LIGHTING SOLUTIONS L.L.C., 

et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 14-cv-00078-SBA (EDL) 

ORDER GRANTING CONTINUANCE 

OF SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

Re: Dkt. Nos. 99, , 100 

The Court grants Defendant’s request to continue the settlement conference scheduled for 

July 23, 2015 to August 7, 2015, but does so solely on the ground that Defendant’s attorney states 

that he is ill with the flu. Were that not the case, this inappropriate last minute request would not 

be granted. Defendant’s other reasons for the continuance are without merit. Defendant has 

known since March 30, 2015 of his obligation to attend this settlement conference and has had 

more than sufficient time to arrange transportation to San Francisco. The suggestion that 

Defendant’s possible occasional failure to receive e-mail communications justifies a continuance 

is unconvincing. For one thing, there are means of communicating with Defendant other than email. Nor is the personnel change at defendant’s counsel’s firm a ground for continuing this 

settlement conference. Therefore, Defendant's disobedience of the Court's order in failing to 

attend the mandatory settlement conference long scheduled for tomorrow is sanctionable. 

Although the Court will grant this continuance request, it will grant no further continuances. The 

Court orders Defendant to be present at the August 7, 2015, settlement conference and counsel 

shall be prepared to proceed at that time. Defendant’s failure to attend the rescheduled August 7, 

2015 settlement conference will result in sanctions. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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Dated: July 22, 2015 

________________________ 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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