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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JANIE COLLINS,

Plaintiff,

v.

SANTA CLARA VALLEY 

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 19-cv-03614-VKD 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE 

DISMISSAL

Plaintiff Janie Collins filed the present action on June 21, 2019. Dkt. No. 1. On 

November 26, 2019, the Court denied Ms. Collins’s request to lift the stay of discovery. Dkt. No. 

17. Noting that the parties failed to conduct an in-person meeting required by General Order No. 

56, the Court also set new General Order No. 56 dates, including a January 24, 2020 deadline for 

Ms. Collins to file a Notice of Need for Mediation. Id. That deadline has passed, and Ms. Collins

has not filed a Notice of Need for Mediation.

The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the 

orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629-33 

(1962). Ms. Collins is directed to file a written response to this order by February 4, 2020 and to 

appear before the Court on February 11, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2, Fifth Floor, 280 

South First Street, San Jose, California 95113 and show cause why this action should not be 

dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 27, 2020

VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 5:19-cv-03614-VKD Document 18 Filed 01/27/20 Page 1 of 1