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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SYLVIA FORTE,

Plaintiff, No. Civ. S- 04-1110 FCD/DAD

v. ORDER FOR SANCTIONS

UNITED AUBURN INDIAN

COMMUNITY, et al.,

Defendants.

_____________________________/

On February 15, 2005, the court issued an order deferring

payment of sanctions by plaintiff’s counsel, Robert F. Koehler,

Jr. pursuant to an Order for Sanctions filed on January 19, 2005.

Additionally, Mr. Koehler was instructed to notify the court, in

writing, on or before April 1, 2005 as to the status of this

action, or if the action has settled to file the appropriate

dismissal, and upon this notification the sanction order

would be discharged. 

Plaintiff’s counsel was also informed that failure to comply

with this order would result in an additional sanction order and

the dismissal of this action. 

As of September 14, 2005, Mr. Koehler has failed to notify

the court the status of this action and/or file a dismissal. 

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The court finds Mr. Koehler’s failure to comply with the

order of February 15, 2005 very serious, especially in light of

the court’s deferral of sanctions pursuant to his representations

in the order to show cause response filed January 28, 2005. 

Accordingly, the court makes the following orders:

1. Mr. Koehler shall pay sanctions in the amount of

$300.00. Payment should be in the form of a check made

payable to the Clerk of the Court. The sum is to be

paid personally by plaintiff’s counsel not later than

ten (10) days from the filing of this Order for

Sanctions.

2. This sanction is personal to the attorney, is to be

borne by him personally, and is not to be transmitted

to the client by way of a charge of attorney’s fees

and/or costs.

3. Plaintiff's case is dismissed for failure to prosecute,

Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b), and for repeated failures to

respond to this court's orders, Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963

F.2d 1258, 1260-61 (9th Cir. 1992). With respect to

dismissal for failure to follow court orders, the court

has reviewed the five factors set forth in Ferdik and

finds that each warrants dismissal of plaintiff's case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 15, 2005.

/s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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