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Nature of Suit Code: 443
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Cause of Action: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Public Accomodations)

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

POLLIANA W. TSOI,

Plaintiff,

v.

EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES 

OF SAN FRANCISCO,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-02333-RS (MEJ)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND 

ORDER VACATING HEARING AND

STAYING BRIEFING DEADLINES ON

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO BE 

EXEMPTED FROM THE 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

Dkt. Nos. 40, 41

On August 7, 2015, the parties in the above-captioned matter were scheduled to attend a 

court-ordered settlement conference with the undersigned magistrate judge. Dkt. Nos. 29 (Judge 

Seeborg’s Order Referring Case to Judge James for Settlement Conference), 32 & 33 (Judge 

James’ Orders Setting Settlement Conference). Although the Defendant arrived as scheduled, 

Plaintiff never appeared. Dkt. No. 40. However, that same day, Plaintiff filed a motion to be 

exempted from the settlement conference. Dkt. No. 41. This motion is handwritten and largely 

illegible, and the Court cannot ascertain the basis for Plaintiff’s motion or whether it addresses 

why she did not comply with the Court’s Orders requiring her to attend the August 7 settlement 

conference. Furthermore, by filing the motion on the same day as the settlement conference, 

Plaintiff did not give either Defendant or the Court the opportunity to consider her motion 

beforehand. 

In light of the foregoing, the Court hereby ORDERS Plaintiff Polliana W. Tsoi to show 

cause why she failed to attend the court-ordered August 7 settlement conference. Plaintiff shall 

file a declaration by August 26, 2015. If Plaintiff is unable to provide a typewritten declaration, 

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she shall at least ensure that it is clear and legible. If she files a responsive declaration, the Court 

shall either issue an order based on the declaration or conduct a hearing before Judge James on 

September 3, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom B, 15th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San 

Francisco, California. Notice is hereby provided to Plaintiff that the Court may issue sanctions if 

no responsive declaration is filed. Thus, it is imperative that the Court receive a written response 

by the deadline above.

Additionally, regarding Plaintiff’s motion to be exempted from the settlement conference, 

the Court VACATES the related September 11, 2015 hearing and STAYS related briefing

deadlines on (including Defendant’s response and Plaintiff’s Reply) pending the resolution of the

foregoing Order to Show Cause. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 12, 2015

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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