Gonzalez
Gonzalez v. United Collection Bureau, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 JACQUELINE SIERRA GONZALEZ, Case No. 1:24-cv-01302-SAB Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW
CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT
v. BE IMPOSED FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR
AT SCHEDULING CONFERENCE
UNITED COLLECTION BUREAU, INC.,
Defendant. 16 A scheduling conference in this action was set for January 16, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., before the undersigned. (ECF No. 4.) No counsel for Plaintiff appeared at the scheduling conference. 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 sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” The Court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that power, impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal of the action. Bautista v. Los Angeles County, 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 2000). Plaintiff shall be required to show cause why sanctions should not issue for the…