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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 12:22 Securities Fraud

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As the Order states: 1

The failure of one or more of the parties to

participate in the preparation of the Joint

Status Report does not excuse the other

parties from their obligation to timely file

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CEMENT MASONS PENSION TRUST, INC.; )

PENSION TRUST FUND FOR OPERATING )

ENGINEERS; PENSION TRUST FUND FOR )

OPERATING ENGINEERS ANNUITY, ) 2:06-cv-0204-GEB-KJM 

)

Plaintiffs, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

AOL TIME WARNER, et al., ) CONFERENCE

)

Defendants. )

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The January 31, 2006, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference (“January 31 Order”) scheduled a status

conference in this case for April 17, 2006, and required the parties

to file a joint status report no later than fourteen days prior to the

status conference. The Order further required that a status report be

filed regardless of whether a joint report could be procured. No 1

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(...continued) 1

a status report in accordance with this

Order. In the event a party fails to

participate as ordered, the party timely

submitting the status report shall include a

declaration explaining why it was unable to

obtain the cooperation of the other party or

parties. 

January 31 Order at 2 n. 1.

As prescribed in the January 31 Order, Plaintiffs were 2

required to serve Defendants with a copy of the January 31 Order

“[c]oncurrently with the service of process, or as soon

thereafter as possible . . . .” January 31 Order at 1.

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status report was filed.

Plaintiffs are Ordered to Show Cause (OSC) in a writing to

be filed no later than 4:00 p.m. on April 19, 2006, why sanctions

should not be imposed against them under Rule 16(f) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure for their failure to file a timely status

report. Plaintiffs’ written response shall also explain whether

Plaintiffs have effected service of process on Defendants, and whether

Plaintiffs have served Defendants with a copy of the January 31

Order. If service of process has been completed but Plaintiffs have 2

not yet served Defendants with a copy of the January 31 Order,

Plaintiffs shall also show cause why they should not be sanctioned for

failure to timely serve Defendants with a copy of the January 31

Order. 

The written response shall also state whether a hearing is

requested on the OSC. If a hearing is requested, it will be held on

June 5, 2006, at 9:00 a.m., just prior to the status conference, which

is rescheduled to that date. 

In accordance with the requirements set forth in the 

January 31 Order, the parties shall file a joint status report no

later than May 22, 2006. If Defendants have not been served with a

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copy of the January 31 Order, Plaintiffs shall serve them with a copy

of it and this order immediately.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 6, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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