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Nature of Suit Code: 441
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Voting
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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As the Order states: 1

The failure of one or more of the parties to

participate in the preparation of the Joint

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERIC SAYRE, )

) 2:05-cv-2641-GEB-GGH 

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SECRETARY ) CONFERENCE

OF STATE BRUCE MCPHERSON; )

SACRAMENTO COUNTY; SACRAMENTO )

COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, JILL )

LAVINE; BRAD BUYCE; and DOES )

1-200, inclusive, )

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Defendants. )

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The December 29, 2005, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference (“December 29 Order”) scheduled a status

conference in this case for March 20, 2006, 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

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

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(...continued) 1

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. 

December 29 Order at 2 n. 1.

As prescribed in the December 29 Order, Plaintiff was 2

required to serve Defendants with a copy of the December 29 Order

“[c]oncurrently with the service of process, or as soon

thereafter as possible . . . .” December 29 Order at 1.

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status report was filed.

Plaintiff is Ordered to Show Cause (OSC) in a writing to be

filed no later than 4:00 p.m. on March 27, 2006, why sanctions should

not be imposed against him under Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure for his failure to file a timely status report. 

Plaintiff’s written response shall also explain whether Plaintiff has

effected service of process on Defendants, and whether Plaintiff has

served Defendants with a copy of the December 29 Order. If service 2

of process has been completed but Plaintiff has not yet served

Defendants with a copy of the December 29 Order, Plaintiff shall also

show cause why he should not be sanctioned for failure to timely serve

Defendants with a copy of the December 29 Order. 

The written response shall also state whether a hearing is

requested on the OSC. If a hearing is requested, it will be held on

April 17, 2006, at 9:00 a.m., just prior to the status conference,

which is rescheduled to that date. 

In accordance with the requirements set forth in the

December 29 Order, the parties are to file a joint status report no

later than April 3, 2006. If Defendants have not been served with a

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copy of the December 29 Order, Plaintiff shall serve them with a copy

of it and this order immediately.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 15, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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