Alexander

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 2:18-cv-04877-MWFEF (SK) Date January 6, 2020 Title Alexander v. Davis et al.

Present: The Honorable Steve Kim, U.S. Magistrate Judge Connie Chung n/a Deputy Clerk Court Smart / Recorder Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None present None present Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Under the Court’s Scheduling Order, the parties’ mandatory case status reports were due on December 20, 2019. (ECF 57). But as of this order, only Defendants have filed their separate status report. (ECF 59). Rule 16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides for the imposition of sanctions for the failure to obey a scheduling order, and Rule 41(b) provides for the involuntary dismissal of an action for failure to prosecute or obey a court order. “Disregard of the [scheduling] order would undermine the court’s ability to control its docket, disrupt the agreed-upon course of the litigation, and reward the…