Filed: Feb. 06, 2019
Latest Update: Feb. 06, 2019
Summary: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE EDMUND F. BRENNAN , Magistrate Judge . This case was before the court on February 6, 2019, for hearing on defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' first amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). ECF No. 21; see ECF No. 26. Plaintiff Christopher Lull appeared pro se 1 ; defendants failed to appear. Local Rule 230(i) provides that "[a]bsent notice of intent to submit the matter on the briefs, failure to appear [at the hearing]
Summary: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE EDMUND F. BRENNAN , Magistrate Judge . This case was before the court on February 6, 2019, for hearing on defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' first amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). ECF No. 21; see ECF No. 26. Plaintiff Christopher Lull appeared pro se 1 ; defendants failed to appear. Local Rule 230(i) provides that "[a]bsent notice of intent to submit the matter on the briefs, failure to appear [at the hearing] ..
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
EDMUND F. BRENNAN, Magistrate Judge.
This case was before the court on February 6, 2019, for hearing on defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' first amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). ECF No. 21; see ECF No. 26. Plaintiff Christopher Lull appeared pro se1; defendants failed to appear.
Local Rule 230(i) provides that "[a]bsent notice of intent to submit the matter on the briefs, failure to appear [at the hearing] . . . may result in the imposition of sanctions." Failure to comply with the court's Local Rules or court orders "may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions authorized by statute or Rule or within the inherent power of the Court." E.D. Cal. L.R. 110.
In light of defendants' failure to appear, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. The hearing on defendants' motion to dismiss (ECF No. 21) is continued to February 13, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom No. 8;
2. Defendants shall show cause, in writing, no later than February 11, 2019, why sanctions should not be imposed for failure to appear at the February 6, 2019 hearing; and
3. Failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions, including a recommendation that defendants' motion be denied.
