Chaudhry v. Smith ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 PERVAIZ A. CHAUDHRY, M.D., et al., Case No. 1:16-cv-01243-SAB 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT 13 v. ISSUE FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ORDERS 14 SONIA ANGELL, et al., (FIVE DAY DEADLINE) 15 Defendants. 16 17 On September 21, 2020, the parties in this action indicated that they would waive a jury 18 trial. (ECF No. 114.) On October 30, 2020, a second amended pretrial order issued in which the 19 parties were ordered to file a waiver of jury trial within five days if they had not already done so. 20 (ECF No. 115.) On November 2, 2020, a third amended pretrial order issued ordering the parties 21 to file a waiver of jury trial within five days. (ECF No. 116.) On March 5, 2021, a status 22 conference was held to set this matter for trial. (ECF No. 133.) On this same date a fifth 23 amended pretrial order issued and this matter is set for a bench trial on May 4, 2021. (ECF No. 24 134.) In the March 5, 2021 pretrial order, the parties were ordered to file a waiver of jury trial 25 within five days. (Id.) More than five days have passed and despite the three orders requiring a 26 waiver of jury trial to be filed, neither of the parties have complied. 27 Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all 1 | sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” The Court has the inherent power to 2 | control its docket and may, in the exercise of that power, impose sanctions where appropriate, 3 | including dismissal of the action. Bautista v. Los Angeles County, 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 4 | 2000). 5 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall SHOW CAUSE IN 6 | WRITING within five (5) days of the date of entry of this order why sanctions should not issue 7 | for the failure to comply with the October 30, 2020; November 2, 2020; and March 5, 2021 8 | pretrial orders. 9 10 IT IS SO ORDERED. DAM Le 11 | Dated: _March 11, 2021 _ Of UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28