Elam
Elam v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JON ELAM, Case No. 1:24-cv-01085-JLT-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO SHOW
CAUSE IN WRITING WHY MONETARY
v. SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT ISSUE FOR
FAILURE TO FILE JOINT SCHEDULING
REPORT
FORD MOTOR COMPANY,
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 3, 2024 Defendant.
17 A scheduling conference is set for December 5, 2024 in this matter. (ECF No. 3.) The 18 parties were ordered to file a joint scheduling report one full week prior to the scheduling 19 conference. (Id. at 2.) No joint report has been filed in this action. 20 Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these 21 Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all 22 sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” The Court has the inherent power to 23 control its docket and may, in the exercise of that power, impose sanctions where appropriate, 24 including dismissal of the action. Bautista…