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Parties Involved:
Acequia Cement
Defendant
Board of Trustees
Plaintiff
Juan Manuel Nunez
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, in their )

capacities as Trustees of the ) 2:08-cv-02688-GEB-DAD

LABORERS HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST )

FUND FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; ) ORDER

LABORERS VACATION-HOLIDAY TRUST )

FUND FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; )

LABORERS PENSION TRUST FUND FOR )

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; and, LABORERS )

TRAINING AND RETRAINING TRUST FUND )

FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. ) 

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JUAN MANUEL NUNEZ, individually, )

JUAN MANUEL NUNEZ, individually )

and d/b/a ACEQUIA CEMENT, and )

ACEQUIA CEMENT, )

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Defendants. )

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Plaintiffs’ counsel responded to an Order to Show Cause

(“OSC”) requiring Plaintiffs to explain “why sanctions should

not be imposed under Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure for the failure to timely file a pretrial statement,” by

indicating that Plaintiffs had no obligation to inform the Court

that Defendants filed a Notice of Bankruptcy until Plaintiffs

responded to the OSC. Clearly, Plaintiffs and Defendants should

have filed a document notifying the Court of the bankruptcy filing,

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and failure to comply with this obligation is sanctionable conduct. 

The June 21, 2010 pretrial conference and the August 17,

2010 trial date are vacated. A joint pretrial statement shall be

filed within fourteen days of the date on which the bankruptcy stay

is lifted.

Dated: June 8, 2010

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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