UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

CaseNo. CV 22-9444 FMO (JCx) Date October 26, 2023 Title Reginald Scurlock v. Syneos Health US, Inc., et al.

Present: The Honorable Fernando M. Olguin, United States District Judge Vanessa Figueroa None Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None Present None Present Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Re: Sanctions or Dismissal Pursuant to the Court’s Order of February 27, 2023, the parties were required to complete a settlement conference before a private mediator no later than August 24, 2023. (See Dkt. 19, Court’s Order of February 27, 2023, at 5). The deadline was later continued to October 23, 2023, pursuant to the Court’s Order of June 20, 2023. (See Dkt. 26). If the case settled, the parties were required to file a Notice of Settlement no later than 24 hours after settlement. (See id.). Otherwise, the parties were required to file a Status Report Re: Settlement no later than 48 hours after the settlement conference was complete. (See id.). As of the filing date of this Order, neither a Notice of Settlement nor a Status Report Re: Settlement has been filed. (See, generally, Dkt.). Accordingly, IT |S ORDERED THAT, no later than November 2, 2023, the parties shall show cause in writing why sanctions should not be imposed for failure to comply with the Court’s Orders of February 27, 2023 and June 20, 2023. Failure to submit a response to this Order by the deadline set forth above may result in the imposition of sanctions and/or dismissal of this action for lack of prosecution. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Link v. Wabash R.R. Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629-30, 82 S.Ct. 1386, 1388 (1962); Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 642 (9th Cir. 2002), cert. denied, 538 U.S. 909 (2003).

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