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Parties Involved:
Abe Alizadeh
Defendant
Central Valley Foodservice, Inc.
Defendant
Foodservice Management, Inc.
Defendant
Jack in the Box
Defendant
Kobra Associates, Inc.
Defendant
National Bank of Arizona
Unknown
Sierra Valley Restaurants, Inc.
Defendant
Vistar Corporation
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VISTAR CORPORATION, a Colorado

corporation,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

SIERRA VALLEY RESTAURANTS, INC.,

a corporation doing business as

Jack in the Box; CENTRAL VALLEY

FOODSERVICE, INC., a corporation

doing business as Jack in the

Box; FOODSERVICE MANAGEMENT,

INC., a corporation doing

business as Jack in the Box;

KOBRA ASSOCIATES, INC., a

corporation doing business as

Jack in the Box; and ABE

ALIZADEH, an individual, 

 Defendants,

NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA, 

 Intervenor.

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2:09-cv-02220-GEB-GGH

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND

CONTINUING FINAL PRETRIAL

CONFERENCE

The Order Amending Pretrial Scheduling Order (ECF No. 74)

continued the final pretrial conference to commence in this case at 2:30

p.m. on May 16, 2011. The parties were required to file a joint final

pretrial statement “not later than seven (7) days prior to the final

pretrial conference.” (ECF No. 56, 3:6-7.) 

No final pretrial statement was filed as required. Therefore,

Intervenor National Bank of Arizona and Defendant Abe Alizadeh are

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“If the fault lies with the attorney, that is where the impact 1

of sanction should be lodged. If the fault lies with the clients, that

is where the impact of the sanction should be 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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Ordered to Show Cause (“OSC”) in a writing to be filed no later than

4:00 p.m. on May 16, 2011, why sanctions should not be imposed against

them and/or their counsel under Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure for failure to file a timely final pretrial statement. The

written response shall also state whether the parties or their counsel

are at fault, and whether a hearing is requested on the OSC. If a 1

hearing is requested, it will be held on May 23, 2011, at 2:30 p.m.,

just prior to the final pretrial conference, which is rescheduled to

that date and time. A joint pretrial statement shall be filed no later

than seven (7) days prior to the final pretrial conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 10, 2011

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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