[Proposed] ORDER SETTING OSC/STATUS CONFERENCE RE SETTLEMENT, AND ORDERING SANCTIONS AGAINST DEFENDANTS AND THEIR ATTORNEY OF RECORD

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

ORDER

Plaintiff SCOTT JOHNSON ("Plaintiff") applied to this Court to request that an OSC be issued to Defendants, or that a Status Conference be set, to determine the status of the settlement between him and Defendants JAGENDER SINGH, JAGINDER SINGH, and IQBAL GILL ("Defendants") (Plaintff and Defendants are collectively referred to herein as "the Parties"). Plaintiff contends that the Parties entered into a settlement agreement that was never finalized by Defendants and sought this Court's assistance to determine whether there was in fact a settlement between the Parties and, if not, to return this to the Court's active calendar. Plaintiff sought sanctions in the amount of $770.00 for time expended in attempts to finalize the settlement and an additional amount of $1,250 for preparation and attendance at the OSC/Status Conference.

After review of Plaintiff's Application, the Court issued a Minute Order on or about July 16, 2016 and ordered Defendants to file a response to Plaintiff's Application no later than August 1, 2016. Defendants and their attorney were cautioned that sanctions may issue if Defendants failed to file a response as ordered. No such response has been filed by Defendants since that Order.

Additionally, as part of the Court's Minute Order of July 16, 2016, the Parties were informed that the Court, after receipt of Defendant's response to Plaintiff's Application, would determine whether a further hearing on this matter is necessary to determine the status of the settlement between the Parties.

Based on the Application and attendant documents filed by Plaintiff, and the failure of Defendants to respond to this Court's July 16, 2016 Minute Order, this Court issues the following Order:

IT IS SO ORDERED.