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Parties Involved:
Hadley Pollet, LLC
Defendant
Renaissance Ribbons, Inc.
Plaintiff

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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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RENAISSANCE RIBBONS, INC., )

) 2:06-cv-2040-GEB-DAD 

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ) AND CONTINUING STATUS

) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

HADLEY POLLET, LLC., ) CONFERENCE

)

Defendant. )

)

The September 13, 2006, Order Setting Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference scheduled a status conference in this case for

November 20, 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. No status report was filed 1

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participate as ordered, the party timely

submitting the status report shall include a

declaration explaining why it was unable to

obtain the cooperation of the other party or

parties. 

Order filed September 13, 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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as ordered.

Plaintiff is Ordered to Show Cause (OSC) no later than 

4:00 p.m. on November 27, 2006, why sanctions should not be imposed

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

Plaintiff and/or counsel for the failure to file a timely status

report, as ordered. The written response shall state whether

Plaintiff and/or counsel is at fault and whether a hearing is

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

January 29, 2007, 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 September 13, 2006, Order, the parties

shall file a joint status report no later than January 16, 2007. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 15, 2006

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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