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Nature of Suit Code: 150
Nature of Suit: Overpayments &amp; Enforcement of Judgments
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL )

CORPORATION, a Delaware )

corporation, )

) 02:09-cv-02379-GEB-KJM

Plaintiff, ) 

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

DAVINA C. CARRIER, a citizen ) CONFERENCE

and resident of California, )

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Defendant. )

)

The September 1, 2009 Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference scheduled a status conference in this case

for January 19, 2010 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. No

status report was filed as ordered.

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

to be filed no later than 4:00 p.m. on January 22, 2010, why

sanctions should not be imposed against it and/or its counsel under

Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to

file a timely status report. The written response shall also state

whether Plaintiff or its counsel is at fault, and whether a hearing

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“If the fault lies with the attorney, that is where the impact 1

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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is requested on the OSC. If a hearing is requested, it will be 1

held on March 1, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., just prior to the status

conference, which is rescheduled to that date and time. A status

report shall be filed no later than fourteen days prior to the

status conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 14, 2010

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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