Willform v. City of Ceres

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT TIMOTHY WILLFORM, et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-00989-DAD-SAB Plaintiffs, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFFS TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT v. BE IMPOSED FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR CITY OF CERES, et al., Defendants. A scheduling conference in this action was set for August 11, 2021 at 3:00 p.m., before the undersigned. (ECF No. 24.) Counsel for Plaintiffs, J. Michael Brown, failed to appear at the scheduling conference. Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” The Court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that power, impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal of the action. Bautista v. Los Angeles County, 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000). Plaintiffs shall be required to show cause why sanctions should not issue for the failure by counsel to make any appearance at the scheduling conference held on August 11, 2021. / / / / / / Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, within three (3) days from the date of entry of this order, Plaintiffs shall show cause in writing why sanctions should not be imposed for the failure of counsel to attend the mandatory scheduling conference. IT IS SO ORDERED. FA. ee Dated: _ August 11, 2021

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE