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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

MIRI PIRI, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-1442-GEB-KJN

ORDER

On August 20, 2015, the court issued an order requiring the parties to meet and confer to

explore potential settlement of the case. (ECF No. 13.) In the event that they were unable to 

informally settle the case, the parties were directed to file a joint statement, no later than 

September 3, 2015, addressing very specific topics and providing very specific information

regarding their meet-and-confer session and the scheduling of a settlement conference. (Id.) 

Instead, on September 3, 2015, the parties merely filed a two-sentence joint status report 

indicating that the parties have been unable to reach a settlement. (ECF No. 14.)

Because the parties’ filing failed to comply with the court’s August 20, 2015 order, the 

court struck that filing on September 4, 2015. (ECF No. 15.) In that order, the parties were 

directed to file a compliant joint statement within fourteen (14) days. (Id.) The parties were also

specifically cautioned that future failure to comply with court orders may result in the imposition 

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of sanctions. (Id.)

Thereafter, on September 8, 2015, the parties filed a joint status report, merely stating: 

“The parties have been unable to reach a settlement in this case. The case still remains 

unresolved.” (ECF No. 16. ) The report again failed to provide the specific information required 

by the court’s prior orders. (Id.) The report was submitted under the joint signatures of Phyl 

Grace, as counsel for plaintiff, and Michael Welch, as counsel for defendants. (Id.) Although the 

14-day deadline has now expired, the parties have yet to provide the required information.

It is unclear whether the parties are willfully failing to provide the required information or 

whether their failure is simply attributable to carelessness. Regardless, sanctions are appropriate 

at this juncture. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within fourteen (14) days of this order, plaintiff’s counsel and defendants’ counsel 

shall EACH pay the Clerk of Court $150.00 in sanctions based on their failure to 

comply with the court’s prior orders.

2. Within fourteen (14) days of this order, the parties shall file a joint statement that 

complies with the court’s August 20, 2015 order.

3. Failure to timely comply with this order will result in increased sanctions. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: September 21, 2015

 

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