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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On August 23, 2016, the remaining parties to this action participated in a settlement 

conference, reached a settlement and placed the terms and conditions of the settlement on the record. 

The parties advised the court that the settlement documents would be exchanged within thirty days and 

dispositional documents submitted within ninety days. The court also authorized the filing of a motion 

for attorney’s fees, with said motion to be filed by October 5, 2016. Doc. 79.

On December 2, 2016, the Court issued an order to show cause why sanctions should not be 

imposed for failing to file timely dispositional documents. Doc. 80. Following submission of a joint 

status report by Plaintiff Nancy June Novak and Defendants City of Merced, Officer Rasmussen, Sgt. 

Struble and Officer Chavez, the Court discharged the order to show cause. The Court also directed as 

NANCY JUNE NOVAK,

 Plaintiff,

v.

MERCED POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al.,

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Case No.: 1:13-cv-01402-BAM

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

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follows: (1) Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees, if any, shall be filed on or before February 3, 2017; 

(2) If no motion for attorney’s fees is filed, the parties shall file dispositional documents to dismiss or 

conclude this action in its entirety on or before February 10, 2017; (3) If a motion for attorney’s fees is 

filed, the Court shall set a separate deadline for the filing of dispositional documents following 

resolution of the motion; and (4) The failure to comply with this order will result in the imposition of 

sanctions. The Court further advised Plaintiff that the failure to comply with the order would result in 

dismissal of this action. Doc. 82. 

Plaintiff did not file a motion for attorney’s fees in response to the Court’s order. The parties 

also did not file timely dispositional documents. Accordingly, within seven (7) days of the date of 

this order, the parties are ORDERED to show cause, if any, why sanctions should not be imposed for 

failing to file dispositional documents in compliance with the Court’s order. See Local Rule 160(b) 

(failure to file dispositional papers on the date prescribed the court may be grounds for sanctions). 

The parties may comply with this order by filing appropriate papers to dismiss or conclude this action 

in its entirety. Plaintiff is advised that the failure to timely respond to this order to show cause

will result in the dismissal of this case without further notice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 27, 2017 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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