O'Coirbhin
Jose O’Coirbhin v. PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JOSE O’COIRBHIN,
Case No. 25-cv-00333-SK Plaintiff, 8 v. ORDER ISSUING SANCTIONS
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP,
INC., Defendant.
The Court granted Defendant’s motion for sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (“Rule 11”) as unopposed and on the merits, finding that Plaintiff’s counsel, John R. Setlich, (“Plaintiff’s Counsel”) violated Rule 11. (Dkt. No. 50.) The Court directed Defendant to file a brief to address what remedies should be imposed as a result. The Court provided Plaintiff an opportunity to respond by no later than December 31, 2025, but Plaintiff failed to do so.1 Therefore, the Court finds that Plaintiff and Plaintiff’s Counsel have waived any objection to the requested sanctions of dismissal of Plaintiff’s claims with prejudice and to Plaintiff’s Counsel personally paying Defendant’s attorney’s fees in the amount of $20,760. The Court further ordered Plaintiff’s Counsel to show cause why he…