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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HARRY TU, )

) 2:06-cv-0038-GEB-PAN 

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Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

SUNETEK, INC., and MICHAEL ) CONFERENCE

HAO a/k/a KUN HAO, )

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Defendants. )

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The January 9, 2006, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference 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 scheduling conference. The

Order further required that a status report be filed regardless of

whether a joint report could be procured.1 Plaintiff filed an

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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. 

Order filed January 9, 2006, 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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untimely status report on March 7, 2006.

Plaintiff’s counsel is Ordered to Show Cause (OSC) no later

than 4:00 p.m. on April 3, 2006, why sanctions should not be imposed

under Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure against

counsel and/or Plaintiff for the failure to file a timely status

report, as ordered. The written response shall state whether

Plaintiff or counsel is at fault and whether a hearing is requested on

the OSC.2 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 January 9, 2006, Order, the parties are to file a joint

status report no later than April 3, 2006. If Defendants have not

been served with a copy of the Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference, they must obtain a copy of it.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 10, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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