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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Devyn SOLO,

Plaintiff,

v.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATE OF 

UNIVERSITY WOMEN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 15-cv-1356-WQH-AGS

ORDER

On August 13, 2018, plaintiff’s counsel submitted a document (ECF No. 111) 

entitled “Plaintiffs’ Submission Re Magistrate Judge’s Orders.” Although the pleading 

references some of the Orders issued by the Court, it does not identify any order which it 

specifically is in response to, nor does it identify a particular motion it purports to respond

to. It contains no prayer for relief and seeks no specific relief.

Instead, this pleading appears to be an attempt by plaintiff’s counsel to submit a 

general response to all proceedings since July 25, 2018, or possibly a particular response 

to the Court’s August 8, 2018 show cause hearing. If that is the purpose of the pleading, it 

is unauthorized and was improperly filed. 

First, it is late and plaintiff’s counsel failed to seek leave of the Court to file an outof-time response. Second, the August 8, 2018 hearing required plaintiff’s counsel to be 

present. The order setting that August 8, 2018 hearing did not authorize a response in 

writing. Even if the Court were to consider counsel’s August 13, 2018 pleading, it fails to 

provide sufficient information and in fact raises issues which require additional 

information. The reason counsel was ordered to personally appear was not only to show 

cause why sanctions should not be imposed, but was also so counsel could respond to the 

Court’s inquiries. Not only did counsel fail to appear as ordered, it now seems he has 

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unilaterally elected to provide a written response to excuse his behavior, rather than

personally appearing. 

Litigants and counsel are not free to choose which hearings they will attend and 

which they will not. The August 13, 2018 pleading contains no prayer for relief, nor does 

the pleading appear to request specific relief. Consequently, no relief will be granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 20, 2018

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