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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT N. JOHNSON, )

) 2:10-cv-00246-GEB-KJM 

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

JEFFREY A. WELCH, et al., ) CONFERENCE

 ) 

Defendants. )

 )

An Order Setting Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference was

filed February 1, 2010 in which a status conference was scheduled in

this case on May 24, 2010, and a joint status report was required to

be filed no later than fourteen days prior to the status conference. 

The Order further required a status report be filed regardless of

whether a joint report could be procured. No status report was filed.

Therefore, Plaintiff is Ordered to Show Cause (“OSC”) in a

writing to be filed no later than 4:00 p.m. on June 10, 2010, why

sanctions should not be imposed against him under Rule 16(f) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to file a timely status

report. Plaintiff shall also state in the written response whether a

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“If the fault lies with the attorney, that is where the 1

impact of sanction should be lodged. If the fault lies with the

clients, that is where the impact of the sanction should be

lodged.” Matter of Sanction of Baker, 744 F.2d 1438, 1442 (10th

Cir. 1984), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1014 (1985). Sometimes the

faults of attorneys, and their consequences, are visited upon

clients. In re Hill, 775 F.2d 1385, 1387 (9th Cir. 1985).

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hearing is requested on the OSC. If a hearing is requested, it will 1

be held on June 24, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., just prior to the status

conference, which is rescheduled to that date. A status report shall

be filed no later than fourteen days prior to the status conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 11, 2010

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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