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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CYNTHIA HOPSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

ELIASER MONTANEZ, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00803-SAB

ORDER REQUIRING MICHAEL S. 

WARDA TO SHOW CAUSE FOR HIS 

FAILURE TO APPEAR ON JANUARY 17, 

2017

Response due by January 31, 2017

Show Cause Hearing: February 8, 2017 at 

10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 9

On September 12, 2016, Plaintiff filed a notice of settlement. Based upon the notice of 

settlement, all pending dates and matters in this action were vacated and the parties were 

required to file dispositional documents on or before October 28, 2016. When the parties failed 

to file dispositional documents, an order issued requiring the parties to show cause why this 

action should not be dismissed. On December 11, 2016, Plaintiff filed a response stating that 

after the parties had agreed to settle this action, the settlement agreement was sent to Mr. Warda 

and no response was received. Plaintiff’s counsel has not received the settlement documents 

despite extensive attempts to communicate with Mr. Warda. 

On December 32, 2016, Plaintiff filed a request to withdraw the notice of settlement 

based upon the failure of Defendants to pursue the settlement agreement. On January 4, 2017, an 

order issued granting the request to withdraw the notice of settlement and setting a scheduling 

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conference in this action for January 17, 2017. Defendant’s counsel did not appear for the 

January 17, 2017 scheduling conference.

Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these 

Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all 

sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” The Court has the inherent power to 

control its docket and may, in the exercise of that power, impose sanctions where appropriate, 

including dismissal of the action. Bautista v. Los Angeles County, 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 

2000).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1 Michael S. Warda shall show cause in writing on or before January 31, 2017 why 

sanctions should not issue for the failure to appear at the January 17, 2017 

scheduling conference; 

2. Michael S. Warda shall personally appear for a show cause hearing before 

Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on February 8, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom 9; and 

3. Failure to comply with this order will result in the issuance of sanctions.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 17, 2017 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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