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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 15:2301 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT YOUNG, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

KEYSTONE RV COMPANY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00608-KES-SAB

ORDER DISCHARGING NOVEMBER 22, 

2024 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND 

ORDERING DISPOSITIONAL 

DOCUMENTS

(ECF No. 8)

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 13, 2024

On October 31, 2024, the parties filed a notice of settlement, and the Court gave the 

parties 21 days to file dispositional documents. (ECF Nos. 6, 7.) The parties failed to timely file 

dispositional documents. The Court entered an order to show cause, ordering the parties to 

submit in writing why sanctions should not issue for failure to file dispositional documents by 

the 21-day deadline. (ECF No. 8.) On November 25, 2024, the parties timely filed their 

response to the order to show cause. (ECF No. 9.) The parties state that the terms of their 

settlement agreement involve repairs to a trailer that is subject to the lawsuit and that there have

been delays in carrying out those repairs. (Id.) 

To begin with, the Court advises the parties that once the terms of a settlement agreement 

are finalized and the settlement agreement is signed by the parties, dismissal of this action is not 

dependent on performance of the agreement but rather the settlement itself. Therefore, delay in 

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repairs is generally not a cognizable reason for failure to file dispositional documents by the 

deadline imposed by the Court.

More troubling, this is the second time the Court has had to issue an order to show cause 

due to the parties’ inaction. On October 31, 2024, the Court issued an order to show cause as to 

why monetary sanctions should not be imposed for the parties’ failure to file a joint scheduling 

report. (ECF No. 5.) Later that day, the parties filed a notice of settlement, ignoring the Court’s 

order for the parties to provide an explanation. (ECF No. 6.) Despite this fact, which the Court 

highlighted, the Court vacated the October 31, 2024 order to show cause and gave the parties 21 

days to file dispositional documents. (ECF No. 7.) The Court explicitly stated that “[a]ny 

additional request for extension of time to file dispositional documents must be supported by 

good cause.” (Id.) However, instead of moving for an extension, the parties, as mentioned 

above, failed to file anything by the 21-day deadline. On November 22, 2024, the Court again 

issued an order to show cause (ECF No. 8), again wasting the Court’s time because the parties 

failed to follow basic court orders. 

The Court is charitable in the parties’ misunderstanding that dismissal of this action is not 

dependent on performance of the agreement but rather the settlement itself. However, that 

misunderstanding is not an excuse to fail to meet a deadline or file for an extension where

appropriate. Going forward, the Court admonishes the parties that they must comply with all 

future court orders. Should the parties fail to do so, the Court will consider imposing a sanction 

of $50.00 per day on each party until compliance with its order is achieved. 

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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Court’s November 22, 2024 order to show cause (ECF No. 7) is DISCHARGED;

2. The parties shall have through December 13, 2024, to file dispositional documents.

Any additional request for extension of time to file dispositional documents must be

supported by good cause.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 26, 2024 

STANLEY A. BOONE

United States Magistrate Judge

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