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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1444 Petition for Removal- Foreclosure

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT CURTISS AND JENNIFER 

CURTISS,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SN SERVICING CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendants,

No. 2:23-cv-2455 DB

ORDER

This civil action has been directly assigned to the undersigned pursuant to the Local 

Rules, Appendix A(m). On November 7, 2023, defendants filed a motion to dismiss and noticed 

the motion for hearing before the undersigned on December 15, 2023. (ECF No. 4.) Pursuant to 

Local Rule 230(c) plaintiffs’ counsel was to file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to 

defendants’ motion not less “than fourteen (14) days after the motion was filed.” Plaintiffs’

counsel, however, has failed to file a timely opposition or statement of non-opposition to the 

motion. 

The failure of a party to comply with the Local Rules or any order of the court “may be 

grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions authorized by statute or Rule or 

within the inherent power of the Court.” Local Rule 110. Failure to comply with applicable rules

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and law may be grounds for dismissal or any other sanction appropriate under the Local Rules. 

Local Rule 183(a). Id.

In the interests of justice, the court will provide plaintiffs’ counsel with an opportunity to 

show good cause for their conduct along with a final opportunity to oppose defendants’ motion.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiffs’ counsel show cause in writing within fourteen days of the date of this order 

as to why this case should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution and why plaintiffs’ counsel 

should not be sanctioned;

2. The December 15, 2023 hearing of defendants’ motion to dismiss (ECF No. 4) is 

continued to Friday, February 2, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., at the United States District Court, 501 I 

Street, Sacramento, California, in Courtroom No. 27, before the undersigned; 

3. On or before January 5, 2024, plaintiffs shall file an opposition or statement of nonopposition to defendants’ motion; 

4. Defendants may file a reply on or before January 12, 2024; and

5. Plaintiffs’ counsel is cautioned that the failure to timely comply with this order may 

result in the recommendation that this case be dismissed and/or the imposition of sanctions.

DATED: December 8, 2023 /s/ DEBORAH BARNES 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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