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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAGJEEVAN K. DHALIWAL, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NIRMAL SINGH, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:13-cv-00484-LJO-SAB

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY 

SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED 

FOR FAILING TO APPEAR AT 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

A settlement conference in this action was scheduled for July 28, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. 

before the undersigned. Plaintiff Jagjeevan Dhaliwal appeared with counsel Lee Durst. Counsel 

Matthew Bradford and Marc Robinson appeared on behalf of Defendants KS Chandi & Sons, 

Inc. and Chandi Brothers LLC. Plaintiff Mohinder Gil did not appear at the hearing.

Local Rule 270(f) requires parties to appear at a settlement conference:

(1) United States Not a Party. In actions in which the United States 

is not a party, and unless specifically permitted otherwise by the 

Judge or Magistrate Judge conducting the settlement conference, 

counsel shall be accompanied in person by a person capable of 

disposition, or shall be fully authorized to settle the matter at the 

settlement conference on any terms. 

The Court has inherent power to sanction parties or their attorneys for improper conduct. 

Chambers v. Nasco, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 43-46 (1991); Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper, 447 U.S. 

752, 766 (1980); Fink v. Gomez, 239 F.3d 989, 991 (9th Cir. 2001). Failing to appear at the 

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settlement conference wastes the Court’s time and resources and wastes the parties’ time and 

resources. 

Plaintiff Gil did not appear for the settlement conference, nor did he request permission 

to be available by other means for purposes of settlement. Plaintiff Gil’s failure to appear at the 

settlement conference caused Defendants KS Chandi & Sons, Inc. and Chandi Brothers, LLC to 

incur unnecessary costs and attorney’s fees to prepare for and appear at the settlement conference

unnecessarily. Accordingly, the Court will order Plaintiff Gil to show cause why sanctions 

should not be imposed against him requiring Plaintiff Gil to reimburse Defendants KS Chandi & 

Sons, Inc. and Chandi Brothers, LLC for such costs and attorney’s fees.

Defendants KS Chandi & Sons, Inc. and Chandi Brothers, LLC shall file a memorandum 

setting forth their reasonable costs and attorney’s fees associated with preparing for and 

attending the July 28, 2014 settlement conference by Friday, August 15, 2014.

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Plaintiff Gil shall file a written response to the Court’s order to show cause no later than 

Wednesday, August 27, 2014. The written response shall also incorporate any objections to 

Defendants’ memorandum of costs and attorney’s fees. Plaintiff Gil shall appear in person at a 

show cause hearing on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 9 (SAB) 

before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. Defendants are not required to appear at the show 

cause hearing but may appear in person or via telephone if so desired. Plaintiff Gil is 

forewarned that the failure to appear at the show cause hearing may result in additional 

sanctions, up to and including dismissal of this action.

Based upon the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff Mohinder Gil shall SHOW CAUSE why sanctions should not be 

imposed against him for failing to appear at the settlement conference on July 28, 

2014;

2. Defendants KS Chandi & Sons, Inc. and Chandi Brothers, LLC shall file a 

memorandum setting forth their reasonable costs and attorney’s fees associated 

 

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Such costs and fees shall be limited to those solely associated with attending the settlement conference, and shall 

not include costs and fees associated with preparing the confidential settlement statement.

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with preparing for and attending the July 28, 2014 settlement conference by 

Friday, August 15, 2014;

3. Plaintiff Mohinder Gil shall file a written response to the Court’s order to show 

cause no later than Wednesday, August 27, 2014; and

4. Plaintiff Mohinder Gil shall appear in person for a show cause hearing on 

Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 9 (SAB) before 

Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 28, 2014 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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