Elmer
John Elmer v. Chitwood, et al.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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10 JOHN ELMER, Case No. 1:24-cv-00871-JLT-SAB
11 Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING ATTORNEY JOHN
LATHROP TO SHOW CAUSE IN WRITING
12 v. WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT ISSUE
FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE
13 CHITWOOD, et al., COURT’S OCTOBER 10, 2025 ORDER
14 Defendants. ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT
TO SERVE THIS ORDER ON ATTORNEY
15 JOHN LATHROP
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17 SEVEN-DAY DEADLINE
18 19 Once again, the Court is forced to issue an order to show cause for an attorney’s failure to 20 comply with a court order, this time regarding Attorney John Lathrop. On July 31, 2025, the 21 parties filed a notice of settlement. (ECF No. 34.) The Court vacated all deadlines and hearings 22 and set a deadline to file dispositional documents. (ECF No. 35.) As relevant here, Defendants 23 informed the Court that counsel for Plaintiff had changed to Attorney John Lathrop. (ECF Nos. 24 39,…