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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LESTER VILLATORO,

Plaintiff,

v.

ERICK SANTIAGO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:16-cv-01697-EDL (KAW)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE TO ERICK 

SANTIAGO FOR FAILURE TO 

APPEAR AT THE 10/14/16 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

On October 14, 2016, the Court held a settlement conference at which Defendant Erick 

Santiago did not appear. (10/14/16 Minute Entry, Dkt. No. 29.) Defendant also failed to lodge a 

settlement conference statement pursuant to the undersigned’s Standing Order for Settlement 

Conferences. (Dkt. No. 28.) Defendant similarly did not respond to any of the voicemail messages 

from the undersigned’s chambers the week of the settlement conference. Id.

On October 14, 2016, Plaintiff’s counsel Kevin Elliott filed a declaration setting forth the 

attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in relation to the settlement conference, which totaled 

$1,976.50. (Elliott Decl., Dkt. No. 30 ¶ 5.) Mr. Elliott’s billing rate is $295 per hour, and he spent 

6.7 hours to prepare for and attend the settlement conference. (Elliott Decl. ¶ 6.)

Accordingly, Erick Santiago is ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE, in writing, by no later 

than November 4, 2016, why he should not pay monetary sanctions in the amount of $1,976.50 to 

reimburse Plaintiff’s counsel for the time and expenses incurred as a result of his failure to appear 

at the October 14, 2016 settlement conference.

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Failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions against Mr. 

Santiago.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 19, 2016

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KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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