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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT JOHNSON, )

) 2:06-cv-1641-GEB-GGH

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

EDWARD N. HICKS and MARGOT H. ) CONFERENCE

HICKS, each individually and )

each as Trustees of The Hicks )

Family Revocable Trust, dated )

December 12, 1995; ROBERT W. )

HICKS, individually and as )

Trustee of The Robert W. Hicks )

Trust, dated August 6, 1998; )

JR & TK ENTERPRISE, INC., )

individually and d/b/a )

McDonald’s; and DOES 1 through )

10, inclusive, )

)

Defendants. )

)

The July 25, 2006, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference scheduled a status conference in this case for

October 23, 2006, and required the parties to file a joint status

report no later than fourteen days prior to the scheduling conference. 

The Order further required that a status report be filed regardless of

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As the Order states: 1

The failure of one or more of the parties to

participate in the preparation of the Joint

Status Report does not excuse the other

parties from their obligation to timely file

a status report in accordance with this

Order. In the event a party fails to

participate as ordered, the party timely

submitting the status report shall include a

declaration explaining why it was unable to

obtain the cooperation of the other party or

parties. 

Order filed July 25, 2006, at 2 n.1.

“If the fault lies with the attorney, that is where the 2

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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whether a joint report could be procured. No status report was 1

filed.

Plaintiff and Defendants are Ordered to Show Cause (OSC) no

later than 4:00 p.m. on October 20, 2006, why sanctions should not be

imposed under Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

against counsel and/or the parties for the failure to file a timely

status report, as ordered. The written response shall state whether

the parties and/or counsel are at fault and whether a hearing is

requested on the OSC. If a hearing is requested, it will be held on 2

January 16, 2007, at 9:00 a.m., just prior to the status conference,

which is rescheduled to that date. In accordance with the 

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requirements set forth in the July 25, 2006, Order, the parties are to

file a joint status report no later than January 2, 2007. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 16, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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