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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BEN HARBOR,

Plaintiff(s),

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ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT

DISTRICT,

Defendant(s).

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No. C05-5211 MMC (BZ)

ORDER

On August 10, 2007, I issued an Order directing both

parties to show cause why they should not be held in contempt of

court or otherwise sanctioned for not lodging settlement

conference statements, not responding to an Order Re Overdue

Papers and not appearing at the settlement conference. On

August 17, 2007, counsel for both parties filed a joint response

attributing the failures to a combination of a desire to

continuing the underlying matter because of a pending

arbitration proceeding, sloppy calendaring and personal

distractions. The court is not wholly satisfied with this

explanation, particularly the failure of either side to notify

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the court in response to the overdue papers order that the

parties did not intend to appear. This caused the court to

waste substantial time and effort in connection with the

conference. 

Presently there is a hearing on the Order To Show Cause

scheduled for September 5, 2007. If counsel wish to avoid the

hearing, each counsel may contribute $250.00 to St. Anthony’s

Dining Room, 121 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102 or

Glide Memorial Church Food Program, 330 Ellis, San Francisco, CA

94102. If proof of payment is received in chambers on or before

August 30, 2007, the Order To Show Cause will be discharged and

there will be no need for a hearing.

Dated: August 21, 2007

 Bernard Zimmerman

United States Magistrate Judge

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