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Nature of Suit Code: 720
Nature of Suit: Labor Management Relations Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BERTA MUNDAY,

Plaintiff, No. Civ. S- 04-0593 FCD/PAN

v. ORDER FOR SANCTIONS

and FURTHER ORDER TO CAUSE

PACIFIC BELL DIRECTORY, et al., 

Defendants.

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On November 7, 2005, plaintiff’s counsel, Roxanne R. Fritz, was ordered to show cause

why she should not be sanctioned in the amount of $ 300.00 ($150.00 for her failure to comply

with the court’s September 14, 2005 order and for violation of Local Rule 5-133(a)). She was

further ordered to meet and confer with defendant’s counsel for the preparation of a joint status

report and to file a response to the order to show cause by November 28, 2005. 

On November 28, 2005, defendant’s filed a separate status report and supporting

declaration. Upon review of this briefing it appears that Ms. Fritz has continued to ignore the

court’s orders. Accordingly, the court makes the following orders:

1. Ms. Fritz shall pay sanctions in the amount of $300.00. Payment should be in the

form of a check made payable to the Clerk of the Court. The sum is to be paid

personally by plaintiff’s counsel not later than ten (10) days from the filing of

this Order for Sanctions.

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2. This sanction is personal to the attorney, is to be borne by her personally, and is

not to be transmitted to the client by way of a charge of attorney’s fees and/or

costs.

3. Counsel shall read the Civil Rules of the Local Rules of the United States District

Court for the Eastern District of California in their entirety within thirty (30)

days of the filing of this Order for Sanctions.

4. Not later than thirty (30) days from the filing of this Order, plaintiff’s counsel

shall file a declaration attesting to her compliance with the terms of this Order.

The court makes the following further Order to Show Cause (OSC): 

1. The status hearing and OSC hearing set for December 16, 2005 is VACATED.

2. Plaintiff’s counsel is ordered to show cause why plaintiff's case should not be

dismissed for failure to prosecute. 

2. Plaintiff’s counsel shall file a response to the order to show cause on or before

January 6, 2006.

3. A hearing on this order to show cause is set for Friday, January 13, 2006 at 

10:00 a.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 9, 2005.

/s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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