Elmer

John Elmer v. Chitwood, et al.

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaOctober 7, 20251:24-cv-00871California1,483 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

BACKGROUND

26 As relevant here, on July 31, 2025, Defendants filed a notice of settlement that indicated 27 that dispositional documents would be filed. (ECF No. 34.) Based on that notice, the Court vacated all pending dates and ordered that the parties would have through August 22, 2025, to file dispositional documents. (ECF No. 35.) That date passed, and dispositional documents were not filed. On August 25, 2025, the Court issued an order to show cause, ordering Plaintiff to show cause in writing, by August 28, 2025, why sanctions should not issue for failure to file dispositional documents. The Court explicitly stated that “[f]ailure to comply with this order will result in the issuance of sanctions.” (Id.) That date also passed, and Plaintiff failed to respond. On September 2, 2025, the Court issued an order imposing a $100 sanction, as well as a sanction of $50 per day beginning on September 2, 2025, and continuing until dispositional documents or another document was filed addressing the Court’s order. (ECF No. 37.) As of the date of this order, Plaintiff has not filed a response to the Court’s August 25, 2025 order to show 11 …

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