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Nature of Suit Code: 443
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Cause of Action: 42:405 Fair Housing Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMY MAY,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO: 12-CV-2860 W (MDD)

ORDER:

(1) VACATING PRETRIAL

CONFERENCE; 

(2) REQUIRING DEFENDANTS TO

SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS

SHOULD NOT ISSUE; AND

(3) GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EX

PARTE APPLICATION [DOC. 50]

v.

BRUCE K. BRUNTON, et al.,

Defendants.

On April 11, 2013, Magistrate Judge Mitchell D. Dembin issued a casemanagement order thatscheduled the pretrial conference for Monday, March 24, 2014. 

(CM Order [Doc. 29] ¶ 12.) The order also required the parties to submit informal

letter briefs no later than March 17, 2014. (Id. ¶ 11.) Because the parties failed to

comply with the order, on March 20, 2014 this Court continued the pretrial conference

to Monday, May 19, 2014. (Order [Doc. 49] 2:17–18.) This Court also ordered that

the parties “shall separately submit informal letter briefs . . . no later than May 14,

2014” and specifically “warned” the parties that “any further failures to follow . . . this

Court’s Chambers Rules . . . will result in sanctions.” (Id. 2:14–22.)

To date, Defendants have not submitted their letter brief. This constitutes the

second time Defendants have ignored a court order in this case and this Court’s

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Chambers Rules. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS Defendants TO SHOW CAUSE

why sanctions should not be issued, as follows:

• On or before May 21, 2014, Defendants shall file a brief, not exceeding

5 pages, explaining their failure to comply with two court orders in this

case and why they should not be sanctioned $1,000.

In light of Defendants failure to file their letter brief, the Court VACATES the

May 19, 2014 pretrial conference, and FURTHER ORDERS:

• The final pretrial conference shall be held on June 30, 2014 at 10:30

a.m.

• In light of Defendants repeated failure to file the letter brief, Defendants’

informal letter brief is due on or before June 18, 2014. The letter brief

shall be submitted directly to Chambers, shall not exceed two singlespaced pages, and must comply with any other requirements set forth in

this Court’s Chambers Rules. Altough Plaintiff has already submitted a

letter brief, Plaintiff may submit an amended brief by June 30, 2014.

Finally, pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s ex parte application to excuse

Attorney Christopher Brancart from attending the pretrial conference. Having

reviewed the application and good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS the

application [Doc. 50], and excuses Attorney Brancart from attending the June 16, 2014

pretrial conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATE: May 16, 2014

Hon. Thomas J. Whelan

United States District Judge

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