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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SHIRLEY TAYLOR, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ESKATON PROPERTIES, INC., et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:16-CV-0102-KJM-CKD 

ORDER 

On June 21, 2016, counsel for defendant Healthcomp Administrators, Robert 

Weeks, was ordered to show cause why he should not be sanctioned in the amount of $250.00 for 

failing to appear at the May 26, 2016 Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference. ECF No. 14. On 

July 7, 2016, Mr. Weeks responded to the court’s order, explaining that he and his co-counsel 

were unaware of the scheduled hearing date, because service of the summons and complaint did 

not include the court’s Standing Order or New Case Documents (ECF Nos. 3, 3-1). ECF No. 16 

at 1–2. Mr. Weeks stated that he “recognize[s] [his] error in not checking the Court’s calendar to 

see if any hearing dates were scheduled, and recognize[s] that it was incumbent upon [himself] to 

do so.” ECF No. 16 at 2. His failure to check for hearing dates is puzzling to say the least, in 

light of the fact that he filed a Case Management Statement with the Eskaton defendants in 

preparation for the Status Conference. See ECF No. 10. 

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At the same time, while the court expects counsel to review the docket of cases in 

which they appear, given Mr. Weeks’ representation that he previously had not seen the court’s 

Standing Order or New Case Documents, the court DISCHARGES the order to show cause. 

Rather than issue further such orders to plaintiff’s counsel, with the potential for going down a 

rabbit hole of side litigation, the court deems the record before it a net wash. All counsel are 

cautioned that failure to appear when required, or failure to comply with all applicable rules and 

procedures and orders of this court, will not be treated with such magnanimity in the future. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: July 8, 2016. 

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