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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a ) 2:04-cv-0809-GEB-PAN

Washington corporation, )

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Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND

v. ) CONTINUING FINAL PRETRIAL

) CONFERENCE

CALIFORNIA MICRO COMPUTERS, INC., )

a/k/a CA-MICRO a/k/a ADVANCED )

CONCEPTS, a California corporation;)

and JAMES R. SCOTT, an individual, )

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Defendants. )

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CALIFORNIA MICRO COMPUTERS, INC., )

a/k/a CA-MICRO a/k/a ADVANCED )

CONCEPTS, a California corporation;)

and JAMES R. SCOTT, an individual, )

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Defendants and )

Third Party Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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GLOBAL TRADING INTERNATIONAL, )

INC., COMPWAVES, )

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Third Party Defendants. )

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The Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order filed November 19,

2004, set the Final Pretrial Conference in this case for October 17,

2005, and required that a Joint Pretrial Statement (JPS) be filed “not

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

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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later than seven days prior to the final pretrial conference.” 

(Status Order at 6.) Third-Party Plaintiffs (“Plaintiffs”) filed an

untimely “Joint Pretrial Statement” on October 12, 2005, which ThirdParty Defendants (“Defendants”) did not join. Defendants have not

filed a pretrial statement. Due to the parties' failure to file a JPS

as ordered, the Final Pretrial Conference is reset to November 21,

2005, at 1:30 p.m.

The parties are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE (OSC), by filing

written statements, not later than 4:00 p.m. on November 14, 2005, why

the Court should not issue sanctions under Rule 16(f) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure for Plaintiff’s failure to file a timely

pretrial statement as ordered and Defendants’ failure to file a

pretrial statement. Further, Defendants are ordered to show cause

why the Third-Party Complaint should not be dismissed as Plaintiffs

request. The written responses should indicate whether the parties or

their counsel are at fault for the failure to file a JPS and whether a

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

be held at the time of the Final Pretrial Conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 13, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge 

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