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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ST VENTURES, LLC, CASE NO. CV F 12-1058 LJO SMS

Plaintiff, ORDER TO VACATE HEARING AND TO

SHOW CAUSE

vs.

KBA ASSETS AND AQUISITIONS, 

LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

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ORDER

On March 15, 2013, defendant Asset Placement Limited (“APL”) filed its F.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1)

motion to dismiss and set a March 27, 2013 hearing with improper notice to disobey Local Rule 230(b)

and this Court’s Standing Order (doc. 8, Attachment 1). As such, this Court:

1. VACATES the March 27, 2013 hearing improperly set by APL;

2. ORDERS plaintiff, no later than April 2, 2013, to file and serve opposition papers;

3. ORDERS APL, no later than April 9, 2013, to file and serve reply papers; and

4. ORDERS APL, no later than March 25, 2013, to file and serve papers to show cause why

this Court should not impose sanctions for failure to comply with Local Rule 230(b) and

this Court’s Standing Order.

This Court’s practice is to rule on motions on the record and to set oral argument only as it deems

necessary. 

STATEMENT TO THE PARTIES AND COUNSEL

Judges in the Eastern District of California carry the heaviest caseload in the nation, and this

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Court is unable to devote inordinate time and resources to individual cases and matters. This Court

cannot address all arguments, evidence and matters raised by parties and addresses only the arguments,

evidence and matters necessary to reach a decision given the shortage of district judges and staff. The

parties and counsel are encouraged to contact the offices of United States Senators Diane Feinstein and

Barbara Boxer to address this Court’s inability to accommodate the parties and this action. 

The parties are required to consider, and if necessary, to reconsider consent to a U.S. Magistrate

Judge to conduct all further proceedings in that the Magistrate Judges’ availability is far more realistic

and accommodating to parties than that of U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill who must prioritize

criminal and older civil cases. A Magistrate Judge consent form is available on this Court’s website. 

Civil trials set before Judge O'Neill trail until he becomes available and are subject to suspension

mid-trial to accommodate criminal matters. Civil trials are no longer reset to a later date if Judge O'Neill

is unavailable on the original date set for trial. Moreover, this Court’s Fresno Division randomly and

without advance notice reassigns civil actions to U.S. District Judges throughout the nation to serve as

visiting judges. In the absence of Magistrate Judge consent, this action is subject to reassignment to a

U.S. District Judge from outside the Eastern District of California.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 18, 2013 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 66h44d

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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