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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 N. JOHNSON, )

) 2:07-cv-02229-GEB-EFB 

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

ZAHRA VAZIRI, d/b/a MYSTIQUE SALON ) CONFERENCE

& SPA; STEVE SHIN-DER LEE; )

PUANG JIUAN-JIUAN LEE, )

)

Defendants. )

)

The October 19, 2007, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference (“October 19 Order”) scheduled a status

conference in this case for February 4, 2008, and required the parties

to file a joint status report no later than fourteen days prior to the

status conference. The Order further required that a status report be

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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. 

October 19 Order at 2 n.1

As prescribed in the October 19 Order, Plaintiff was 2

required to serve Defendant with a copy of the October 19 Order

“[c]oncurrently with the service of process, or as soon

thereafter as possible . . . .” October 19 Order at 1.

“If the fault lies with the attorney, that is where the 3

impact of sanction should be lodged. If the fault lies with the

(continued...)

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filed regardless of whether a joint report could be procured. No 1

status report was filed.

Plaintiff is Ordered to Show Cause (OSC) in a writing to be

filed no later than 4:00 p.m. on March 17, 2008, why sanctions should

not be imposed against him and/or his counsel under Rule 16(f) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for his failure to file a timely

status report. 

Plaintiff’s written response shall also explain whether

Plaintiff has served Defendant with a copy of the October 19 Order.2

If Plaintiff has not yet served Defendant with a copy of the October

19 Order, Plaintiff shall also show cause why he and/or his counsel

should not be sanctioned for failure to timely serve Defendant with a

copy of the Order. 

The written response shall also state whether Plaintiff or

his counsel is at fault, and whether a hearing is requested on the

OSC. If a hearing is requested, it will be held on March 31, 2008, 3

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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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at 9:00 a.m., just prior to the status conference, which is

rescheduled to that date. In accordance with the requirements set

forth in the October 19 Order, a status report shall be filed no later

than 14 days prior to the status conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 31, 2008

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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