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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

MAS WIRELESS OF CALIFORNIA LLC,

Defendant.

Case No. 19-cv-02719-SVK 

ORDER REGARDING SHOW CAUSE 

RESPONSE

The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff’s inappropriate, cavalier response to this Court’s Order 

to Show Cause of January 30, 2020. Dkt. 33. 

On May 20, 2019, Plaintiff filed the instant action against 3110 Story, LLC (“Defendant 

3110 Story”) and MAS Wireless of California LLC (“Defendant MAS”). Dkt. 1. On August 26, 

2019, Plaintiff moved for an entry of default as to Defendant MAS. Dkt. 14. The Clerk entered 

default against Defendant MAS on August 28, 2019. Dkt. 15. On January 7, 2020, Plaintiff and 

Defendant 3110 Story filed a stipulation for dismissal. Dkt. 30. The stipulation is not executed on 

behalf of Defendant MAS, who has never appeared in this action. Id. at 2. Because Plaintiff had 

not moved for default judgment as to Defendant MAS, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause 

why the action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Dkt. 33. The Court instructed 

Plaintiff to either file a motion for default judgment by February 14, 2020 or appear at a show 

cause hearing on February 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Id. On February 12, 2020, Plaintiff’s counsel 

filed a declaration stating that “Plaintiff does not intend to file a motion for default judgment.” 

Dkt. 34 at 2. Incredibly, Plaintiff further states that “[t]his matter has been fully dismissed and 

Plaintiff considers it concluded.” Id. What Plaintiff “considers” is wholly immaterial to whether 

or not this matter is closed. 

Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure does, however, provide a means for 

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Plaintiff to voluntarily dismiss this case without filing a motion for default judgment. 

Specifically, Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) permits the filing of “a notice of dismissal before the opposing 

party serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment.” Accordingly, as Defendant 

MAS has neither served an answer nor a motion for summary judgment, the Court ORDERS

Plaintiff to file a voluntary dismissal of his claims against Defendant MAS by February 21, 2020.

If Plaintiff fails to file the voluntary dismissal, then counsel for Plaintiff must appear at the 

show cause hearing which is hereby CONTINUED to February 25, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. 

SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 14, 2020 ________________________

SUSAN VAN KEULEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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