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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER RE SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 HEARING DATE—No. C-06-00197 RMW

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

E-Filed on: 9/5/06

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

HUSEYIN ZENKIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

SONY ELECTRONICS, INC.,

Defendant.

No. C-06-00197 RMW

ORDER RE SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 HEARING

DATE

[Re Docket Nos. 18, 24]

Plaintiff is a former employee of defendant Sony Electronics, Inc. ("Sony") who was

terminated effective February 15, 2002. In June 2006 this court issued an Order to Show Cause with

a hearing scheduled for September 8, 2006. Pending for hearing that same day is defendant's motion

to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff appears to have emailed the court clerk's office on

August 31, 2006 noting physical and financial difficulties, stating that he could not attend the

upcoming hearing, and asking for two months continuance. 

On June 23, 2006 the court issued an Order to Show Cause after plaintiff failed to appear for

the scheduled June 23, 2006 case management conference. The order required plaintiff to (1) file

and serve upon defendant's counsel by September 1, 2006, a declaration or affidavit under oath

explaining why he failed to appear at the case management conference and (2) appear before this

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 Specifically, plaintiff has not filed or served any declaration or affidavit explaining his

failure to appear as required by the court's Order to Show Cause. Failure to comply with the Order

to Show Cause alone is sufficient grounds for the court to dismiss this case.

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court on September 8, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. to show cause why the case should not be dismissed for

failure to appear. According to the docket plaintiff has made no filings in this action addressing the

Order to Show Cause.1

In addition, plaintiff has filed two previous actions against Sony based on his termination

from Sony. The first action, filed March 18, 2003, claimed employment discrimination based on

"medical condition or disability." (Zenkin v. Sony Electronics, Inc., No. C-03-01200 RMW). The

second action, filed April 15, 2005, claimed employment discrimination based on "national origin

and name" and further claimed breach of contract, breach of contract ("at-will"), fraudulent

misrepresentation, fraud and deceit, deceit and fraudulent misrepresentation. (Zenkin v. EEOC et

al., No. C-05-01577 RMW). Plaintiff's first action was dismissed without prejudice for failure to

diligently prosecute when plaintiff failed to amend his complaint for over eighteen months after

leave to amend was granted. Plaintiff did not oppose defendant's motion to dismiss and failed to

appear for the motion hearing. The court dismissed the second action for failure to state a claim. On

January 11, 2006 plaintiff filed the present action, again based on his termination from Sony, and

claiming the same six causes of action as the April 15, 2005 complaint. 

While the court is not unsympathetic with plaintiff's situation, the court notes that this is not

the first time plaintiff has filed the same claim of employment discrimination against the same

defendant and failed to appear or to prosecute. The court declines to continue the hearing set for

Friday, September 8, 2006, at 9:00 a.m., on the Order to Show Cause and defendant's pending

motion to dismiss.

DATED: 9/5/06

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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Notice of this document has been sent to:

Counsel for Plaintiff:

Huseyin Zenkin 

6 Northampton Place 

Coto De Caza, CA 92676 

PRO SE

Counsel for Defendants:

Sarah Elizabeth Armstrong 

Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe 

333 Bush Street 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Patricia K. Gillette 

Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, LLP 

333 Bush Street 

San Francisco, CA 94104-2878 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not

registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated: 9/5/06 SPT

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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