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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Sex)

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CIARA NEWTON, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

EQUILON ENTERPRISES, LLC DBA SHELL OIL 

PRODUCTS US, 

 Defendant. 

Case No.: 17-cv-3961-YGR

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO COMPEL 

PRODUCTION;

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY DEFENDANT 

EQUILON ENTERPRISES, GARY T.

LAFAYETTE, AND LAFAYETTE & KUMAGAI 

LLP SHOULD NOT BE SANCTIONED 

DKT NO. 39 

TO DEFENDANT EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLC DBA SHELL OIL PRODUCTS US AND THEIR 

COUNSEL OF RECORD GARY T. LAFAYETTE AND LAFAYETTE & KUMAGAI LLP: 

YOU ARE ORDERED to produce, no later than May 18, 2018, all supplemental discovery 

responses, specified documents, and the privilege log identifying documents withheld, as referenced 

in the parties’ January 2018 Agreement, which is Exhibit 1 to plaintiff’s May 8, 2018 discovery letter 

(Dkt. No. 39). 

Further, YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why daily sanctions should not be 

imposed for your failure to comply with your representations to this Court. You previously 

represented to this Court first that you would provide to plaintiff outstanding discovery responses 

and documents, by no later than January 31, 2018, and then, having failed to meet that deadline, by 

no later than April 23, 2018. (See Joint Case Management Statement, Dkt. No. 36, filed April 17, 

2018, at page 5:9-15; and Joint Statement re: Status of Discovery, Dkt. No. 32, filed January 22, 

2018.) 

A hearing on this Order to Show Cause will be held on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at 1:45 

p.m., in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, Courtroom 1. 

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

Defendant and its counsel shall file a written response no later than May 22, 2018, verifying 

compliance with the above order and otherwise explaining why sanctions should not be imposed. 

Absent further order, the parties shall appear in person by lead trial counsel. No telephonic 

appearances will be permitted. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: May 10, 2018 

_______________________________________ 

 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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