ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND SETTING FURTHER DEADLINE TO SUBMIT JOINT STATUS REPORT

Re: Dkt. Nos. 175, 191.

JEFFREY S. WHITE, District Judge.

On March 14, 2018, the Court issued an Order requiring the parties to submit a joint status report to the Court by April 10, 2018 that would address the need for a hearing on Defendant's motion to sever. The parties failed to comply with that deadline. On April 11, 2018, the United States filed a notice that said it had attempted to contact Defense counsel to obtain the information necessary to file a joint status report but did not hear from him. The Court will not issue an Order to Show Cause to the Government, because it made an effort to respond to the Court.

The Court is aware that Government counsel and defense counsel have other cases that require their attention. The Court also has other cases that require its attention, and it requested the status report to assist it with calendar management.

Accordingly, Defendant's counsel is HEREBY ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why the Court should not impose monetary sanctions in the amount of $250.00 for failure to comply with the Court's deadline to submit a status report. Defense counsel's response to this Order to Show Cause shall be due by no later than April 20, 2018.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall submit the joint status report previously Ordered by the Court by no later than April 20, 2018. Failure to comply with that deadline will result in the Court issuing an additional order to show cause why greater monetary sanctions should not be imposed on defense counsel and may result in an order to show cause too the Government.

IT IS SO ORDERED.