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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SCOTT JOHNSON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

MIKE PATEL, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-2052-KJM-DB 

ORDER AND ORDER FOR SANCTIONS 

 On August 29, 2016, the court ordered the parties in the above-entitled action to show 

cause why sanctions should not issue for their failure to timely submit settlement conference 

statements as ordered. That order also vacated the September 1, 2016 settlement conference. 

 The court is in receipt of plaintiff’s counsel’s response. Counsel for defendant has failed 

to respond to the court’s order to show cause. Based on the representations in plaintiff’s 

counsel’s response, the order to show cause is discharged as to plaintiff. 

 Counsel for defendant, however, is sanctioned in the amount of one hundred fifty ($150) 

dollars. See E.D. Cal. L.R. 110 (“Failure of counsel or of a party to comply with these Rules or 

with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions 

authorized by statute or Rule or within the inherent power of the Court.”). This sum shall be paid 

to the Clerk of the Court no later than thirty days from the date of this order. Counsel for 

defendant shall file an affidavit accompanying the payment of this sanction which states that it is 

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paid personally by him, out of personal funds, and is not and will not be billed, directly or 

indirectly, to his clients or in any way made the responsibility of his clients as attorneys’ fees or 

costs. 

 The Settlement Conference is RESET for March 2, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom No. 

8. Settlement conference statements shall be submitted to the undersigned not later than seven (7) 

days preceding the settlement conference. 

 So Ordered. 

DATED: September 15, 2016. 

 

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