Tapia v. Romance, et al., No. 1:2018cv00179 - Document 27 (E.D. Cal. 2018)
Court Description: DECISION and ORDER Discharging Order to Show Cause 23 , signed by Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 8/30/2018: The case is and shall remain closed. (Hellings, J)
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1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 3 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 5 6 JOLINE TAPIA, as Executor of the Estate of DR. ROBERT S. KENT, DECISION AND ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (ECF No. 23) Plaintiff, 7 v. 8 9 1:18-cv-00179-LJO-JLT JOSEPH S. ROMANCE, et al., Defendants. 10 11 12 Plaintiff filed his complaint in this matter on February 4, 2018. ECF No. 1. On June 12, 2018, 13 Defendant filed a motion to dismiss. ECF No. 18. On August 1, 2018, the Court granted the motion to 14 dismiss and ordered Plaintiff’s former attorney, Joseph Gonzalez, to show cause why he should not be 15 subject to sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 for filing a complaint alleging criminal 16 causes of action in this civil matter. ECF No. 23. Mr. Gonzalez filed a response on August 24, 2018, 17 ECF No. 26, which the Court has reviewed. The Court deems Mr. Gonzalez’s explanation reasonable, 18 and accepts that he had no intention of slighting either the law or this Court. Accordingly, the August 1, 19 2018, order to show cause is DISCHARGED. The case is and shall remain closed. 20 21 IT IS SO ORDERED. 22 Dated: /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill _____ August 30, 2018 UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE 23 24 25 1
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