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Nature of Suit Code: 240
Nature of Suit: Torts to Land
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Torts to Land

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HONG JACQUELINE NGUYEN 

GARDNER,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHEVRON CAPITAL CORPORATION,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-01514-JD 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

At 10:00 a.m. this morning, Wednesday, December 2, 2015, the Court called this case for a 

hearing on defendant’s motion to dismiss (Dkt. No. 30) and a case management conference. 

Counsel for plaintiff did not appear.

This absence was unexcused. Plaintiff’s counsel’s “ex parte request to permit late 

CourtCall appearance or reschedule hearing date” (Dkt. No. 37) was not filed until 9:29 a.m., just 

31 minutes before the scheduled hearing. The Court notes that counsel’s business address is 

located in Aptos, California, which is approximately 80 miles away from the courthouse. The 

inexplicably late-filed “ex parte request” by no means excused plaintiff’s counsel’s appearance at 

the hearing and it is terminated as moot. The failure to appear violates the Court’s standing order 

for civil cases. 

Plaintiff’s counsel Donald C. Schwartz is ordered to show cause in writing why the Court 

should not impose monetary sanctions pursuant to its inherent powers for his failure to appear at a 

noticed hearing and case management conference in this matter. Mr. Schwartz’s response to this 

order is due by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, December 4, 2015. He is also required to show this Order to 

his client and confirm to the Court that he did.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 2, 2015 ________________________

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

Case 3:15-cv-01514-JD Document 39 Filed 12/02/15 Page 1 of 1