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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:451 Employment Discrimination

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GEORGIANNA CASILLAS; LINDA )

CASILLAS; and CHERYL LANG, ) 2:06-cv-2605-GEB-DAD

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. ) STATUS (PRETRIAL

) SCHEDULING) ORDER

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; SACRAMENTO )

COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; )

ANTHONY CATHEY; JOHN ROBINSON; )

SCOTT HARRIS; MARK DICKERSON; )

DONNA JAMES; BILL MANNERING; LINDA )

O’CONNOR; APRIL CRUME VICKERS; )

KEVIN PHILLIPS; GEOFF SUTLIFF; )

CHARLES TURNER; ASTRID MAYBERRY; )

ROBERT RINELLI; and DOES 1 through )

99, inclusive, )

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Defendants. )

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The November 20, 2006, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference (“November 20 Order”) scheduled a status

conference in this case for March 12, 2007, 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

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1 As the Order states:

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 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. 

November 20 Order at 2 n.1.

2 “If the fault lies with the attorney, that is where the impact

of sanction should be lodged. If the fault lies with the clients, that

is where the impact of the sanction should be lodged.” Matter of

Sanction of Baker, 744 F.2d 1438, 1442 (10th Cir. 1984), cert. denied,

471 U.S. 1014 (1985). Sometimes the faults of attorneys, and their

consequences, are visited upon clients. In re Hill, 775 F.2d 1385, 1387

(9th Cir. 1985).

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

status report was filed.

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

be filed no later than March 26, 2007, why sanctions should not be

imposed against them and/or their counsel 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 November

20 Order. 

The written response shall also state whether Plaintiffs or

their counsel are at fault and whether a hearing is requested on the

OSC.2 If a hearing is requested, it will be held on May 7, 2007, at

9:00 a.m., just prior to the status conference, which is rescheduled

to that date and time. 

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In accordance with the requirements set forth in the

November 20 Order, the parties shall file a joint status report no

later than fourteen days prior to the status conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 7, 2007

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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