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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES W SCHUBERT,

Plaintiff,

v.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 17-cv-00856-KAW 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Re: Dkt. No. 63

On July 17, 2019, the Court discharged an order to show cause and set a deadline for 

Plaintiff to file an amended complaint. (Dkt. No. 63.) In that order, the Court also required 

Attorney Daniel Alan Grout to serve the order on Plaintiff, explaining that Attorney Grout was 

still Plaintiff’s counsel of record. (Id. at 2.) Attorney Grout has never moved to withdraw, and 

while Plaintiff filed a substitution of counsel, the substitution of counsel was not signed by 

Attorney Grout. Instead, it was signed by James W. Haworth, who has never appeared before this 

Court. (Dkt. No. 62.) The Court required Attorney Grout to file a proof of service within four 

days of the date of this order, and stated that “Attorney Grout must continue to serve all court 

filings on Plaintiff until he is relieved of his obligations as counsel of record.” (Dkt. No. 63 at 2.)

As of the date of this order, Attorney Grout has not filed a proof of service. Accordingly, 

the Court ORDERS Attorney Grout to show cause why he should not be sanctioned by: (1) filing 

the proof of service by August 5, 2019, and (2) explaining why he failed to comply with the 

Court’s order. Failure to comply may result in the Court imposing sanctions. In light of the 

failure to serve, Plaintiff’s deadline to file an amended complaint shall be thirty days from the date 

of service of the Court’s July 17, 2019 order.

Attorney Grout shall also serve this order on Plaintiff, and file a proof of service by August 

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5, 2019.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 31, 2019

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KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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