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Parties Involved:
Glen Cable
Plaintiff
Merit Life Insurance
Defendant

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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

GLEN CABLE, )

) 2:06-cv-804-GEB-KJM 

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

MERIT LIFE INSURANCE, ) CONFERENCE

)

Defendant. )

)

The April 14, 2006, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference scheduled a status conference in this case for

July 17, 2006, and required the parties to file a joint status report

no later than fourteen days prior to the scheduling conference. The

Order further required that a status report be filed regardless of

whether a joint report could be procured. The parties filed a late 1

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declaration explaining why it was unable to

obtain the cooperation of the other party or

parties. 

Order filed April 14, 2006, at 2 n. 1.

“If the fault lies with the attorney, that is where the 2

impact 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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joint report on July 5, 2006.

Plaintiff and Defendant are Ordered to Show Cause (OSC) no

later than 4:00 p.m. on July 13, 2006, why sanctions should not be

imposed under Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

against counsel and/or the parties for the failure to file a timely

status report, as ordered. The written response shall state whether

the parties or counsel are at fault and whether a hearing is requested

on the OSC. If a hearing is requested, it will be held on August 14, 2

2006, 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 April 14, 2006, Order, the parties are to file a joint

status report no later than July 31, 2006. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 6, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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