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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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United States District Court 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SEAN PATRICK DOYLE, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATIONS, ET 

AL., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 12-cv-02769-YGR 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE; ORDER 

REGARDING POTENTIAL STAY OF 

DISCOVERY

On February 23, 2015, the Court held a Case Management Conference in this case. 

Despite filing a joint case management statement in preparation therefor, counsel for plaintiff 

failed to appear. Accordingly, plaintiff’s counsel are hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why 

they should not be sanctioned for failure to appear for the case management conference. 

A hearing on this Order to Show Cause will be held on Friday, March 20, 2015 on the 

Court’s 8:00a.m. Calendar, in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, in 

Courtroom 1.1 The appearance at such hearing is waived for defense counsel. 

By no later than March 13, 2015, counsel for plaintiff must file either (1) a statement 

setting forth the reasons for their absence at the case management conference and good cause why 

sanctions should not issue; or (2) a written response to this Order to Show Cause why they should 

not be sanctioned for their failure to appear. If the Court is satisfied with the response of counsel, 

counsel need not appear and the hearing will be taken off calendar. Otherwise, plaintiff’s counsel 

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 Due to the Court’s trial schedule, this date differs from the date originally set during the 

February 23, 2015 case management conference. 

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must personally appear at the hearing. Neither a special appearance nor a telephonic appearance 

will be permitted. Failure to file a statement, written response, or to appear personally will be 

deemed an admission that no good cause exists and that the imposition of monetary sanctions is 

appropriate. 

In addition, no later than March 13, 2015, the parties shall file on the docket a joint 

statement and proposed form of order regarding whether discovery in this action should be stayed 

pending the mandatory settlement conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 4, 2015 

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 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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