Goldsborough v. Newpark Drilling Fluids, LLC, 19-309 MV/GBW. (2019)
Court: District Court, D. New Mexico
Number: infdco20191106e25
Visitors: 5
Filed: Nov. 05, 2019
Latest Update: Nov. 05, 2019
Summary: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE GREGORY B. WORMUTH , Magistrate Judge . THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte . On September 20, 2019, the Court issued an Initial Scheduling Order. Doc. 21. Pursuant to the order, counsel for the parties were required to appear by phone for the conference on November 5, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. and were provided the telephone number for the Court's teleconference line. Mr. Jack Siegel, attorney for Plaintiff Goldsborough, failed to appear at the conference at the appo
Summary: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE GREGORY B. WORMUTH , Magistrate Judge . THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte . On September 20, 2019, the Court issued an Initial Scheduling Order. Doc. 21. Pursuant to the order, counsel for the parties were required to appear by phone for the conference on November 5, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. and were provided the telephone number for the Court's teleconference line. Mr. Jack Siegel, attorney for Plaintiff Goldsborough, failed to appear at the conference at the appoi..
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
GREGORY B. WORMUTH, Magistrate Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte. On September 20, 2019, the Court issued an Initial Scheduling Order. Doc. 21. Pursuant to the order, counsel for the parties were required to appear by phone for the conference on November 5, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. and were provided the telephone number for the Court's teleconference line. Mr. Jack Siegel, attorney for Plaintiff Goldsborough, failed to appear at the conference at the appointed time. The Court waited several minutes and attempted to contact Mr. Siegel by telephone. Due to Mr. Siegel's failure to appear, the Court then cancelled the hearing.
The Court has the inherent power to sanction parties for litigation activities undertaken in bad faith in order to "maintain[ ] the authority and dignity of the court." Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper, 447 U.S. 752, 764 (1980) (citation and quotation omitted). Further, the Court may assess sanctions under its inherent power where an attorney willfully disobeys a court order. Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 45 (1991).
Wherefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Mr. Siegel show cause in writing why the Court should not assess sanctions against him no later than November 12, 2019.
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