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Parties Involved:
Hometown Buffet, Inc.
Defendant
Elaine Tiffany
Plaintiff
Shannon Whitehead
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

ELAINE TIFFANY, and SHANNON 

WHITEHEAD, individually, and on behalf of all 

others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

HOMETOWN BUFFET, INC., and DOES 1 

through 50, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No: C 06-2524 SBA 

ORDER VACATING OSC RE 

DISMISSAL 

On January 22, 2008, the Court issued an order staying the instant action as a result of 

Defendant having filed for bankruptcy. The Court’s order directed the parties to submit status 

reports regarding the bankruptcy every six months. Plaintiffs filed status reports on July 22, 2008, 

January 22, 2009 and July 30, 2009. However, in violation of the Court’s January 22, 2008 Order, 

no status reports have been filed since the July 30, 2009 report. 

On March 22, 2010, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause re Dismissal (“OSC”) 

requiring both parties to demonstrate why the action should not be dismissed for failure to 

prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). Plaintiff and Defendant timely responded 

to the OSC and have presented facts demonstrating that their failure to file the status reports was 

inadvertent. In addition, both parties have indicated that they are amenable to administratively 

closing the action, subject to reopening or dismissal, depending on the resolution of the bankruptcy 

proceeding. Accordingly, 

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the OSC issued on March 22, 2010, is VACATED. 

The Clerk of the Court shall administratively close the file pending resolution of the bankruptcy 

proceeding. Upon conclusion of the bankruptcy, the parties shall notify the Court in writing and 

request that the matter be reopened or dismissed, if appropriate. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 25, 2010 ____________________________ 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG 

United States District Judge 

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