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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

MARLESSA KNOLES,

Plaintiff,

v.

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., 

et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 17-cv-06580-BLF 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE 

SANCTIONS

On January 14, 2019, the Court issued an order requiring the personal appearance of 

Plaintiff’s lead counsel, Gregory Curtis, at the motion hearing scheduled for January 16, 2019 at 

9:00 a.m. Mr. Curtis did not appear. His co-counsel, John Cowan, did appear by telephone due to 

illness. Mr. Cowan informed the Court that he has been unable to get in touch with Mr. Curtis for 

almost two weeks. The Court docket reflects that Mr. Curtis received notice of the hearing date of 

January 17, 2019 on August 22, 2018 and notice that the Court reset the hearing date to January 

16, 2019 on December 21, 2018. See ECF 52, 56.

Mr. Curtis is ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE, in writing and on or before February 7, 

2019, why he should not be sanctioned in the amount of $500 for failure to comply with the 

Court’s express order that he appear on January 16, 2019. The Court SETS a Show Cause 

Hearing for February 14, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Mr. Curtis is ORDERED to appear personally at the 

Show Cause Hearing. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 16, 2019

______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

Case 5:17-cv-06580-BLF Document 61 Filed 01/16/19 Page 1 of 1