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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNIQUE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, 

INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 18-cv-03300-KAW 

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO 

SHOW CAUSE

Re: Dkt. No. 20

Plaintiff Scott Johnson filed the instant suit against Defendant Unique Management 

Associates, Inc. (Dkt. No. 1.) On November 8, 2018, the Court issued an order to show cause 

based on Plaintiff's failure to file his "Notice of Need for Mediation," which was originally due by 

October 29, 2018. (Dkt. No. 15.) On November 20, 2018, the parties filed a stipulation to extend 

the deadline to hold the joint site inspection to December 31, 2018. (Dkt. No. 17.) The Court 

granted the stipulation and discharged the November 8, 2018 order to show cause. (Dkt. No. 18.)

Plaintiff then again failed to file his Notice of Need for Mediation. On February 27, 2019, 

the Court issued a second order to show cause. (Dkt. No. 20.) Plaintiff then filed a joint 

stipulation to extend the deadline to hold the joint site inspection to February 27, 2019. (Dkt. No. 

21.) The Court granted the stipulation. (Dkt. No. 22.)

On March 7, 2019, Plaintiff filed his response to the February 27, 2019 order to show 

cause, stating that Plaintiff had "erred in failing to timely report to the Court that the parties were 

unable to timely complete the site inspection," and that "he and counsel should have been more 

proactive in seeking the Court's assistance in the form of extensions to the various early 

deadlines." (Dkt. No. 23 ¶¶ 6-7.)

The Court DISCHARGES the order to show cause. The Court notes, however, that this is 

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the second order to show cause issued in this case. Moreover, the Court notes that Plaintiff's 

counsel has repeatedly failed to comply with court orders and deadlines in other cases filed in this 

district. E.g., Johnson v. RK Investment Properties, Case No. 18-cv-1132-KAW, Dkt. Nos. 17, 20 

(Orders to Show Cause); Johnson v. Patel, Case No. 18-cv-4422-KAW, Dkt. No. 10 (Order to 

Show Cause); Johnson v. Let it Flho, LP, Case No. 18-cv-1293-SBA, Dkt. No. 31 (sua sponte 

dismissing case after Plaintiff repeatedly failed to comply with deadlines); Johnson v HDLM 

Associates, Inc., Case No. 18-cv-4434-SBA, Dkt. No. 15 (Order to Show Cause); Johnson v. 

Patel, Case No. 18-4783-VKD, Dkt. No. 19 (Order to Show Cause); Johnson v. Shobeiri, Case 

No. 18-cv-4816-VKD, Dkt. No. 14 (Order to Show Cause); Johnson v. Baird Lands, Inc., Case 

No. 18-cv-5365-VKD, Dkt. No. 16 (Order to Show Cause). From here on out, Plaintiff shall 

comply with all court orders or be subject to sanction because it is not the Court's duty to ensure 

that Plaintiff meets his deadlines. Plaintiff's counsel is obligated to come up with a system for 

properly managing Plaintiff's cases.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 8, 2019

__________________________________

KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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