Villegas v. Ford Motor Company ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JAVIER NAVARRO VILLEGAS, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-01628-ADA-SAB 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO SHOW CAUSE IN WRITING WHY SANCTIONS 13 v. SHOULD NOT ISSUE FOR FAILURE TO FILE DISPOSITIONAL DOCUMENTS BY COURT 14 FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ORDERED DEADLINE 15 Defendant. (ECF Nos. 28, 29) 16 DEADLINE: OCTOBER 18, 2023 17 18 On September 20, 2023, the parties filed a notice of settlement of this action. (ECF No. 19 28.) “Upon such notification of . . . resolution of an action . . . the Court shall fix a date upon 20 which the documents disposing of the action or motion must be filed, which date shall not be 21 more than twenty-one (21) days from the date of said notification, absent good cause.” L.R. 22 160(b). The Court’s order issued September 21, 2023, expressly set the deadline to file 23 dispositional documents for October 11, 2023. (Id.) 24 The deadline to file dispositional documents has now expired and the parties have not 25 done so, nor requested an extension of time from the Court. Local Rule 110 provides that 26 “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these Rules or with any order of the Court may 27 be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions … within the inherent power of 28 the Court.” The Court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of 1 | that power, impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal of the action. Bautista v. 2 | Los Angeles Cnty., 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000). The Court shall require the parties to 3 | show cause why sanctions should not issue for the failure to file dispositional documents in 4 | compliance with the Court’s order issued September 21, 2023. 5 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 6 1. The parties shall show cause in writing no later than October 18, 2023, why 7 sanctions should not issue for the failure to file dispositional documents as 8 required by the September 21, 2023, order; and 9 2. Failure to comply with this order will result in the issuance of sanctions. 10 i IT IS SO ORDERED. FA. ee 12 | Dated: _ October 12, 2023 3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28