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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:2674 Federal Tort Claims Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHARON TURPITT, 

Plaintiff,

v.

RIVERBANK HOUSING AUTHORITY,

et al., 

Defendants.

_____________________________________/

Case No. 1:14-cv-00602--- SKO

ORDER CONTINUING SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE TO NOVEMBER 5, 2014

ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF SHOW 

CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD 

NOT BE IMPOSED

Plaintiff filed this case in April 2014 against the Riverbank Housing Authority, the U.S. 

Postal Service, and Daryl A. Trujillo (collectively "Defendants"), and a case management 

conference ("CMC") was set for June 25, 2014. (Doc. 5.) Because no proof of service was filed 

and no Defendant had yet answered the complaint, the Court continued the CMC twice. After 

continuing the CMC a second time, consolidating it with the scheduling conference, and resetting 

both conferences to October 23, 2014, the Court ordered Plaintiff to file proofs of service on or 

before September 5, 2014 – which Plaintiff failed to do. On August 21, 2014, Defendant 

Riverbank Housing Authority filed an answer and a cross complaint against Defendants Trujillo 

and the U.S. Postal Service. (Doc. 8.) 

On October 13, 2014, Riverbank Housing Authority filed a scheduling report indicating it 

had attempted to contact Plaintiff's counsel to meet and confer as required, but had received no 

response. Although the parties were ordered to file a "joint" scheduling report one week before 

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the October 23, 2014, scheduling conference (Doc. 4, p. 2), due to Plaintiff's failure to meet and 

confer Riverbank Housing Authority was forced to file its report unilaterally.

Because Plaintiff did not file any proofs of service, the Court has no information whether 

Defendants U.S. Postal Service and Daryl Trujillo have been served. Further, as Plaintiff's 

counsel failed to meet and confer with Riverbank Housing Authority in advance of the scheduling 

conference, Plaintiff also failed to assist in the preparation of a joint scheduling report.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The scheduling conference currently set for October 23, 2014, is CONTINUED to 

November 5, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 7;

2. By no later than October 23, 2014, Plaintiff shall file a statement showing cause 

why sanctions should not be imposed for failing to comply with the Court's July 23, 

2014, minute order, and for failing to participate in the preparation of a joint 

scheduling report as set forth in the Court's April 24, 2014, order setting a

mandatory scheduling conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 14, 2014 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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