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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DESMOND J. DICKERSON,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CITY OF OAKLAND, ET AL.,

Defendants. /

No. C 10-00435 JSW

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER

TO SHOW CAUSE 

By order dated February 22, 2010, this Court set a case management conference for June

4, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. The order required that all parties appear through lead counsel or counsel

sufficiently well versed in the matter to enable counsel to discuss all items referred to in the

order and with authority to enter stipulations, to make admissions, and to agree to further

scheduling dates.

Gayla B. Libet and John I. Burris, counsel for Plaintiff Desmond J. Dickerson, without

leave of Court or notice to any of the parties, failed to appear at the case management

conference on June 4, 2010, in violation of Civil L. R. 16-10(c). Accordingly, on June 4, 2010,

the Court issued an order to show cause why monetary sanctions in the amount of $250 should

not be imposed on both counsel.

Ms. Libet responded in writing on June 10, 2010 indicating that she had slept through

the case management conference. This is not a satisfactory reason for missing a court

appearance. Accordingly, the Court assesses a sanction of $245 to be paid to the Clerk of the

Court. The Court suggests that the remaining $5 of the intended sanction be expended on the 

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purchase of an alarm clock.

Mr. Burris is again admonished that in all cases before the undersigned where he is

listed as lead counsel, Mr. Burris must personally appear or file a request otherwise prior to any

scheduled court appearance. He may determine, in any particular case, not to be listed as lead

counsel. However, in those cases in which he is so designated, the admonition shall apply. 

Because in this matter he was listed as lead counsel and is responsible for not having attended

the case management conference on June 4, 2010, the Court assesses the full sanction in the

amount of $250 against him to be paid to the Clerk of Court. 

Both sanctions shall be paid no later than June 18, 2010 with a proof of such payment by

the same day. Accordingly, the order to show cause dated June 4, 2010 is hereby discharged.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 11, 2010 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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