Buccola

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 THERESA I. BUCCOLA, Case No. 22-cv-03877-NC 11 Plaintiff, ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO SHOW CAUSE UNDER v. FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 11(C)(3) JOSEPH L. BOUCHER, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 A party violates Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b) if it files or advocates motions or other papers “for any improper purpose, such as to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or needlessly increase the cost of litigation.” Rule 11(c)(3) provides that “[o]n its own, the court may order an attorney, law firm, or party to show cause why conduct specifically described in the order has not violated Rule 11(b).” If the court then determines a party has violated Rule 11(b), it may impose an appropriate sanction. Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c)(1). Sanctions are limited “to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by” a party and “others similarly situated.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c)(4). …