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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

SCOTT JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

162 LOS GATOS-SARATOGA ROAD, 

LLC,

Defendant.

Case No.18-cv-04429-VKD 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY 

ACTION SHOULD NOT BE

DISMISSED OR OTHER SANCTIONS 

NOT IMPOSED

Plaintiff Scott Johnson filed the present action on July 23, 2018. Dkt. No. 1. Pursuant to 

the Court’s January 3, 2019 Order Extending Deadline to Complete Joint Site Inspection and 

General Order No. 56, the parties’ last day to conduct a joint site inspection was February 1, 2019, 

and Mr. Johnson’s last day to file a notice of need for mediation March 15, 2019. Dkt. No. 5. Mr. 

Johnson did not file a notice of need for mediation. This is the second time Mr. Johnson has failed 

to meet the deadline to file a notice for need of mediation in this case, and the second time the 

Court has had to issue an order to show cause concerning his failure to do so. See Dkt. No. 14.

The Court possesses the inherent power to dismiss an action sua sponte “to achieve the 

orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629–33 

(1962). Mr. Johnson is directed to file a written response to this order by March 22, 2019. Mr. 

Johnson and his counsel shall appear in person before the Court on March 26, 2019 at 10:00 

a.m. in Courtroom 2, Fifth Floor, 280 South First Street, San Jose, California 95113 and show 

cause why this action should not be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute and why 

the Court should not sanction Mr. Johnson and/or his counsel for failure to comply with the 

Court’s prior orders.

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United States District Court

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 18, 2019

VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI

United States Magistrate Judge

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