Brown v. GMAC Mortgage, LLC et al

Filing 19

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr on 3/25/2010 ORDERING plaintiff to SHOW CAUSE in writing no later than 4:00 p.m. on 4/2/10, why sanctions should not be imposed against her and/or her counsel under Rule 16(f) for failure to file a timely status report. Further, plaintiff shall explain in the reponse to OSC why this action should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. A joint status report shall be filed 14 days prior to the status conference. Status Conference RESET for 4/26/2010 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 10 (GEB) before Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. (Waggoner, D)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The November 25, 2009, Order Setting Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference scheduled a status conference in this case for March 29, 2010, and required the parties to file a joint status report no later than fourteen days prior to the scheduling conference. The Order further required that a status report be No LORRAINE BROWN, an individual, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC, a ) Delaware limited liability ) company, as successor in ) interest to GMAC Mortgage ) Corporation; GREENPOINT ) MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., a New ) York corporation; ETS ) SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware ) limited liability company; ) DOES 1 to 20, ) ) Defendants. ) ) IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 02:09-cv-03293-GEB-KJN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND CONTINUING STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) CONFERENCE filed regardless of whether a joint report could be procured. joint status report was filed as ordered. Only "Defendants GMAC Mortgage, LLC f/k/a GMAC Mortgage Corporation (`GMAC') and Executive Trustee Services, LLC dba ETS Services, LLC (`ETS')" 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 submitted a status report. (See Docket No. 15, Status Report 1:2123.) GMAC and ETS stated in their status report that they do not have a valid telephone number for Plaintiff's counsel and that they sent Plaintiff's counsel a copy of the status report by e-mail on March 9, 2010, and requested input by March 12, 2010, but received no response. (Id. 1:23-28.) Plaintiff is Ordered to Show Cause ("OSC") in a writing to be filed no later than 4:00 p.m. on April 2, 2010, why sanctions should not be imposed against her and/or her counsel under Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to file a timely status report. The written response shall also state whether Plaintiff or her counsel is at fault, and whether a hearing is requested on the OSC. If a hearing is requested, it will be held on April 26, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., just prior to the status conference, which is rescheduled to that date and time. Further, Plaintiff shall explain in the response to the OSC why this action should not be dismissed for failure of prosecution since it appears that Plaintiff is no longer interested in prosecuting this action. Lastly, a joint status report shall be filed no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the status conference. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: March 25, 2010 GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. United States District Judge 2

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