Hopson

Hopson v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

Good Law
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaNovember 25, 20201:20-cv-00880California309 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CYNTHIA HOPSON, Case No. 1:20-cv-00880-AWI-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW

CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT

v. ISSUE FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH

COURT ORDERS

J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, et al.,

SEVEN DAY DEADLINE

Defendants.

16 On September 24, 2020, Plaintiff a notice of settlement in this action and an order issued requiring dispositional documents to be filed within sixty days. More than sixty days have passed and Plaintiff has not filed dispositional document nor otherwise responded to the September 24, 2020 order. Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” The Court has the inherent power to control its docket and may, in the exercise of that power, impose sanctions where appropriate, including dismissal of the…

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