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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 TO SHOW CAUSE 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. Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the parties shall show cause why the instant action 

should not be dismissed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute. 

Within seven days of the dater this Order is filed, the parties or their counsel of record must file a 

Certificate of Counsel with the Clerk of the Court to explain why the case should or should not be 

dismissed for lack of prosecution. The Certificate shall set forth the nature of the cause, its present 

status, the reason it has not been brought to trial or otherwise terminated, any basis for opposition 

to dismissal by any party, and its expected course if not dismissed. FAILURE TO FULLY 

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COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER WILL BE DEEMED SUFFICIENT GROUNDS TO DISMISS 

THE ACTION, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 22, 2010 ____________________________ 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG 

United States District Judge 

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