ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED FOR FAILING TO APPEAR AT SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

STANLEY A. BOONE, Magistrate Judge.

On September 30, 2013, an order issued setting a scheduling conference for December 2, 2014, before the undersigned. Plaintiffs' counsel Joseph Wright was present at the December 2, 2014 settlement conference with Plaintiffs Michael Dillman and Stephen Dillman. Defendants' counsel Lynn Garcia was present, however Defendants Marcus Green, Paul Harrison, Kim Quincy, Eric Roberts, Amanda Roos, Troy Silva, and David Vasquez did not appear.

The September 30, 2013 order provided that "[u]nless otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, the attorneys who will try the case shall appear at the Settlement Conference with the parties and the person or persons having full authority to negotiate and settle the case on any terms at the conference." Scheduling Order 7:3-6, ECF No. 30 (emphasis in original). Defendants Marcus Green, Paul Harrison, Kim Quincy, Eric Roberts, Amanda Roos, Troy Silva, and David Vasquez did not appear for the settlement conference, nor did they request permission to be available by other means for purposes of settlement.

The Court has inherent power to sanction parties or their attorneys for improper conduct. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 43-46 (1991); Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper, 447 U.S. 752, 766 (1980); Fink v. Gomez, 239 F.3d 989, 991 (9th Cir. 2001). Failing to appear at the settlement conference wastes the Court's time and resources and wastes the parties' time and resources.

The failure of the Defendants Marcus Green, Paul Harrison, Kim Quincy, Eric Roberts, Amanda Roos, Troy Silva, and David Vasquez to appear at the settlement conference caused Plaintiffs Michael Dillman and Stephen Dillman to incur unnecessary costs and attorney's fees to prepare for and appear at the settlement conference unnecessarily. Accordingly, the Court will order Defendants Marcus Green, Paul Harrison, Kim Quincy, Eric Roberts, Amanda Roos, Troy Silva, and David Vasquez to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed against them reimbursing Plaintiffs Michael Dillman and Stephen Dillman for such costs and attorney's fees.

Plaintiffs Michael Dillman and Stephen Dillman shall file a memorandum setting forth their reasonable costs and attorney's fees associated with preparing for and attending the December 2, 2014 settlement conference by Monday, December 8, 2014.1

Defendants shall file a written response to the Court's order to show cause no later than Friday, December 12, 2014. The written response shall also incorporate any objections to Plaintiffs' memorandum of costs and attorney's fees.

Based upon the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

IT IS SO ORDERED.