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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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United States District Court 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

YVETTE FELARCA, ET AL., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

ROBERT J. BIRGENEAU, ET AL., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 11-cv-05719-YGR 

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL 

TO PAY SANCTIONS 

On August 11, 2015, the Court issued its Order To Show Cause Re: Sanctions For Failure 

To Comply With Deadlines. (Dkt. No. 492, “OSC”.) In that OSC, the Court directed Plaintiffs to 

respond as to why they failed to comply with Civil Local Rules 7-4(b) and 7-11 governing 

requests to submit overlength briefs and the time for doing so. As detailed in the OSC, this 

instance was only the most recent example of Plaintiffs’ disregard of the Local Rules and Courtordered deadlines. 

The Court has received and considered Plaintiffs’ written response filed August 14, 2015. 

(Dkt. No. 493.) The response fails to appreciate the import of the OSC. The Court has been 

lenient due to the significance of the issues raised in the underlying litigation and the various 

personal issues Plaintiffs’ counsel has brought to the Court’s attention. The Court has warned 

Plaintiffs’ counsel that they must respect and follow the Court’s rules, yet they have failed to do so 

repeatedly. 

The Local Rules provide procedures for seeking relief from the Court, including requesting 

orders regarding extension of page limitations. Plaintiffs’ counsel ignored these without 

justification and, in fact, do not even acknowledge their failure. Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ counsel is 

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sanctioned in the amount of $200.00 for this most recent violation of the Court’s rules. Payment 

shall be made to the Court no later than September 4, 2015. 

The Court sets a compliance hearing with respect to payment of the same on Friday, 

September 11, 2015, at 9:01 a.m. If Plaintiffs’ counsel’s compliance is complete, the hearing will 

be vacated and no appearance will be required. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 19, 2015 

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 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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