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Nature of Suit Code: 195
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 15:2301 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM ZABIT,

Plaintiff,

 v.

FERRETTIGROUP USA, et al.

Defendants.

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No. C 06-01252 JSW

ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS

ON COUNSEL RE ORDER TO

SHOW CAUSE RE DISMISSAL

FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

AND ORDER TO RESPOND TO

DISCOVERY

The Court has received and reviewed counsel’s response to the Order to Show Cause

issued on February 23, 2007. The Court notes that although counsel asserts that the Case

Management Conference scheduled for February 23, 2007 was deleted from their calendars,

counsel did participate in preparing the Joint Case Management Conference Statement, which

was filed after the Court had vacated the hearing on Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss. That should

have been a signal to counsel that a case management conference was imminent.

However, the Court shall not penalize Plaintiff for counsels’ error. The Court shall,

however, require counsel to provide a copy of this Order to their client and file a certification

with the Court reflecting that they have done so. In addition, the Court HEREBY ORDERS

Plaintiffs’ counsel to personally pay for the costs associated with their opposing counsel’s

attendance at the case management conference. This sanction shall not be passed through to

Mr. Zabit. 

Accordingly, counsel for Defendants shall submit a notice to the Court on March 9,

2007, setting forth the amount of costs he incurred in connection with his appearance on

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United States District Court

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February 23, 2007. Counsel for Mr. Zabit shall pay those fees and costs by no later than March

16, 2007, and shall file a certification with the Court that they have done so.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 1, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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