Mason v. FCA US, LLC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER JOHN MASON and Case No.: 24-cv-1849-DMS-KSC

CLAUDIA MASON,

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDERS

Plaintiffs, TO SHOW CAUSE v.

FCA USA, LLC,

15 Defendant. 16 17 18 Two Orders to Show Cause remain undischarged. Doc. Nos. 9, 16. As the Court will explain, the Orders are hereby discharged and counsel for plaintiff will be sanctioned. I Background On October 16, 2024, the Court issued a Notice and Order setting this case for an Early Neutral Evaluation (“ENE”) and Case Management Conference (“CMC”). Doc. No. 5 (the “ENE Order”). The ENE Order required plaintiffs and their counsel to take specific actions prior to the ENE for the purpose of furthering settlement discussions, including: (1) Conducting a meet-and-confer session between counsel, either in person or by videoconference, on or before November 21, 2024; 28 (2) Lodging an ENE brief with the Court the week before the ENE that included certain mandatory documents; and …