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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM SCHAPPELL, )

) 2:05-cv-00219-GEB-PAN

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

PANTHEON HOLDINGS, INC., ) CONFERENCE

)

Defendant. )

)

The September 7, 2005, Order continued the status conference

in this case to December 12, 2005, and required Plaintiff to file a

status report no later than November 28, 2005, in which Plaintiff was

only required to explain the status of the default issue. No status

report was filed as ordered.

Plaintiff is Ordered to Show Cause (OSC) no later than 4:00

p.m. on February 7, 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 his

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1 “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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counsel is at fault and whether a hearing is requested on the OSC.1

If a hearing is requested, it will be held on February 21, 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

September 7 Order, Plaintiff shall file a joint status report no later

than February 7, 2006, in which Plaintiff is only required to explain

the status of the default issue. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 5, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge 

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