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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)

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As the Order states: 1

The failure of one or more of the parties to

participate in the preparation of the Joint

Status Report does not excuse the other

parties from their obligation to timely file

a status report in accordance with this

Order. In the event a party fails to

participate as ordered, the party timely

submitting the status report shall include a

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HUSBANDS FOR RENT, )

) 2:06-cv-1110-GEB-DAD 

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

TIM LLOYD, ) CONFERENCE AND RULE 4(m)

) NOTICE

Defendant. )

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The May 23, 2006, Order Setting Status (Pretrial Scheduling)

Conference (“May 23 Order”) scheduled a status conference in this case

for September 11, 2006, and required the parties to file a joint

status report no later than fourteen days prior to the status

conference. The Order further required that a status report be filed

regardless of whether a joint report could be procured. No status 1

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declaration explaining why it was unable to

obtain the cooperation of the other party or

parties. 

May 23 Order at 2 n.1.

As prescribed in the May 23 Order, Plaintiff was 2

required to serve Defendant with a copy of the May 23 Order

“[c]oncurrently with the service of process, or as soon

thereafter as possible . . . .” May 23 Order at 1.

“If the fault lies with the attorney, that is where the 3

impact of sanction should be lodged. If the fault lies with the

clients, that is where the impact of the sanction should be

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report was filed.

Plaintiff is Ordered to Show Cause (OSC) in a writing to be

filed no later than 4:00 p.m. on September 26, 2006, why sanctions

should not be imposed against it and/or its counsel under Rule 16(f)

of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for its failure to file a

timely status report. 

Plaintiff’s written response shall also explain whether

Plaintiff has effected service of process on Defendant, and whether

Plaintiff has served Defendant with a copy of the May 23 Order. If 2

service of process has been completed but Plaintiff has not yet served

Defendant with a copy of the May 23 Order, Plaintiff shall also show

cause why it and/or its counsel should not be sanctioned for failure

to timely serve Defendant with a copy of the May 23 Order. Further,

if service of process has not been completed on or before 

September 19, 2006, Plaintiff shall show cause why this action should

not be dismissed for failure to serve Defendant within the 120-day

time period prescribed by Rule 4(m). 

The written response shall also state whether Plaintiff or

its counsel is at fault, and whether a hearing is requested on the

OSC. If a hearing is requested, it will be held on November 6, 2006, 3

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lodged.” Matter of Sanction of Baker, 744 F.2d 1438, 1442 (10th

Cir. 1984), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1014 (1985). Sometimes the

faults of attorneys, and their consequences, are visited upon

clients. In re Hill, 775 F.2d 1385, 1387 (9th Cir. 1985).

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at 9:00 a.m., just prior to the status conference, which is

rescheduled to that date. In accordance with the requirements set

forth in the May 23 Order, a status report shall be filed no later

than October 23, 2006. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 1, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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