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Parties Involved:
Scott N. Johnson
Plaintiff
Mark Thang
Defendant
Sharon Thang
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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT N. JOHNSON, )

) 2:06-cv-1368-GEB-DAD

Plaintiff, )

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v. ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

) AND CONTINUING STATUS

MARK THANG; SHARON THANG; and ) (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, ) CONFERENCE

) 

Defendants. )

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The September 19, 2006, Order Continuing Status (Pretrial

Scheduling) Conference continued the status conference in this case to

December 18, 2006, and required the parties to file a joint status

report no later than December 4, 2006. The Order further required

that a status report be filed regardless of whether a joint report

could be procured. Plaintiff filed an untimely status report on 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 19, 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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December 5, 2006, and Defendants did not submit a status report.

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

later than 4:00 p.m. on December 14, 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

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

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

February 12, 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 19, 2006, Order, the parties

are to file a joint status report no later than January 29, 2007. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 11, 2006

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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